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03.06.2025 New claim submitted for Sit-Ups, 5 Minutes 01.04.2025 New claim submitted for Football Bounce Touches with Shin, 1 Minute 01.04.2025 New claim submitted for Ball-Control, Polo Ball, One Minute Keywords: (e.g football beer mat)	Listed below are the verified claims for the record listed. Flying Around the World, Exact Antipodals - Current world record 1. Brother Michael Bartlett and David J. Springbet (both UK) achieved a record for flying around the world on scheduled flights from 18 and 21 March 2000. They completed their journey London - Seoul - Auckland - Palmerston North - Ti Tree Point (the antipodal point to Madrid) - Palmerston North - Auckland - Los Angeles - Chicago - Madrid - London in 62:15 hours. For this record, the traveller must reach exact antipodal points (the points directly opposite each other on the globe). In 2010, Brother Michael Bartlett even did a double flight around the world when he flew from London Heathrow to Dubai, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brisbane, Bandar Seri Begawan, London Heathrow again, Vancouver, Sydney, Brisbane, Sydney, Vancouver and back to London Heathrow. This journey lasted 215:31 hours.     The Book of Alternative records - World records, record breakers and more!