Bowling World Records  

Michael H. threw 11 ten-pin bowling strikes in one minute.

Andrew Cowen scored 280 points in a single game of backwards bowling. He completed 10 straight strikes during the attempt. Cowen set the record at Don Carter Lanes in Rockford, Illinois.

Tyler S., a member of the Crazy Pinz team, held nine bowling balls at once.

Eric S. stacked seven bowling balls in a tower.

Mark Vetter scored 280 points in a single game of ten-pin bowling, releasing all the balls between his legs.

Franz Huber knocked down 14 bowling pins while swallowing a sword. WARNING: This record can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional sword swallower. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Five-year-old Brawly Jacobs bowled a game and achieved over 100 points. He has a birth defect which does not prove a hindrance in his interest in this sport. Read his story here.

Sixteen-month-old Molly Nussbaum knocked over seven Disney Princess bowling pins.

Francis Levine-Croteau knocked down 4,718 duckpin bowling pins in one hour.

Francis L. completed 14 duckpin bowling strikes in one minute.

Francis L. scored eight strikes in 30 seconds while bowling.

Brian Pankeythrew a bowling ball onto his forehead, balanced it, rolled to the back of his neck and then popped it back to the front of his body 12 times in one minute.

Brian Pankey balanced two regulation bowling pins on his chin for one minute, 48.10 seconds.

Brian Pankey balanced a 10-pound bowling ball on top of a bowling pin for one minute and 59.28 seconds.

Demythrate threw a cricket ball 492.12 feet (5905.44 inches)

Brian Pankey made 39 catches while juggling four regulation-sized bowling pins. He set the record to celebrate World Juggling Day. #WorldJugglingDay2012