With her world record in the 200 butterfly, Summer McIntosh is the first swimmer since Sarah Sjostrom to simultaneously own four world marks.

Gretchen Walsh now holds the world records in the 50m free and the 100m butterfly.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — That was quite a big brew outside the home ballpark of the Texas Rangers for America's 250th birthday. The Rangers partnered with Budweiser on Saturday to set a Guinness World Record for the largest-ever glass of beer.

Sarah Sjöström of Sweden, who set the 50-meter butterfly mark in July 2014, now holds the oldest world record in women’s swimming. Four men’s world records still date to the 2008-2009 super suit era, the oldest being Michael Phelps and the U.S. men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay team’s mark at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

He will be in the 2027 Kid's World Record book.

As a child I loved Tom Thumb, the perfectly formed human who was only a couple of inches tall; he roamed the countryside while sitting on the back of a mouse or hitched a ride in the ear of a horse. It grieved me to eventually learn that he was a fiction ...

Seven world records in just over a week raises eyebrows. While such feats are not unheard of in track and field, this record-breaking nine-day period was not at an Olympic Games, a World Championships, or any kind of continental or global meeting.

Watching big, strong adults lift massive weights is impressive by itself. However, when the same feats are performed by a 13-year-old girl, the effect can be astonishing. At 13, Aurora, better known as Rory van Ulft,