New world records set at indoor skydiving event
By Alice Chia | Posted: 16 December 2012 2326 hrs
SINGAPORE: Several Guinness World Records were set and broken by international teams on the last day of the iFly Singapore Indoor Skydiving World Championships on Sunday.
The competition featured over 400 competitors and participants from over 10 countries, including the USA national team.
In an attempt to set the record for the most number of people flying at one time in a wind tunnel, 18 flyers got in belly-flight positions, for over 10 seconds.
There is no existing official record at the moment.
Mikhail Razomazov from Russia did 52 backward somersaults in one minute - smashing the current record of 16 somersaults.
A new record was also set for the most number of children flying in a wind tunnel, with 13 children from Dubai and Singapore flying hand-in-hand.
In another attempt, 28 year-old Ezriel Shah Rahmat broke the record for the longest indoor freefall.
The iFly Singapore instructor was in the air for four hours, 2 minutes and 12 seconds.
The current record stands at 3 hours, 1 minute and 46 seconds. It was achieved by Matthew Freese from USA at iFly Hollywood in California on 8 May 2012.
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