Read more world record stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3738/world-record.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:57:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74481/iaaf-denies-it-okd-gold-medal-for-semenya.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe International Association of Athletics Foundation is denying claims by the South African government that it decided to allow runner Caster Semenya to keep her gold medal in the wake of questions about her gender. South African officials announced yesterday that Semenya has been cleared of "wrongdoing" and would be...http://www.newser.com/story/74481/iaaf-denies-it-okd-gold-medal-for-semenya.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 3:54:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71811/phelps-to-competition-lose-the-speed-suits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps challenged his competitors at the upcoming FINA/Arena World Cup meets to race without the full-body technical suits recently banned by swimming authorities for providing an unfair advantage in speed. The ban doesn’t go into effect until January, but Phelps said he was “getting ready for where the sport...http://www.newser.com/story/71811/phelps-to-competition-lose-the-speed-suits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 17:55:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71763/worlds-priciest-apartment-sells-for-56m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA mainland Chinese buyer has purchased the most expensive apartment in the world, a duplex at the top of a Hong Kong highrise selling for $56.6 million. Hong Kong exited recession in the second quarter and its property market has rebounded strongly, although with prices up 30% this year...http://www.newser.com/story/71763/worlds-priciest-apartment-sells-for-56m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 5:50:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65912/phelps-us-grab-relay-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps and the US 400-meter medley relay team closed the fastest meet in swimming history with an appropriate finish Sunday night in Rome—the 43rd world record. Phelps earned his fifth gold medal of a world championship that showed he's still got plenty of motivation, even after scoring a...http://www.newser.com/story/65912/phelps-us-grab-relay-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 14:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65604/bare-chested-phelps-rebounds-with-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps today rebounded from yesterday's stunning loss by shattering his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the FINA World Championships in Rome, ABC News reports. Phelps achieved the feat without a full-body suit, wearing only an ankle-to-waist version. In his loss yesterday, he lost to a swimmer...http://www.newser.com/story/65604/bare-chested-phelps-rebounds-with-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 16:33:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64575/calif-teen-finishes-record-round-the-world-sail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZac Sunderland, 17, returned to Los Angeles today, completing a 13-month journey and earning the title of youngest sailor ever to circumnavigate the globe, the Times reports. Sunderland, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., was greeted by cheering crowds aboard yachts and sailboats. He traveled 25,000 miles, crossing three oceans and...http://www.newser.com/story/64575/calif-teen-finishes-record-round-the-world-sail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 15:45:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59560/swimsuits-banned-records-questioned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter more than 100 records were broken in the past year and a half, the international swimming federation has put 348 high-tech swimsuits under the microscope—banning 10 of them and requiring modifications to another 136, the New York Times reports. The suits can increase buoyancy, squeeze the body into...http://www.newser.com/story/59560/swimsuits-banned-records-questioned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 7:39:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55258/wheres-waldo-in-the-record-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRutgers University has broken a Guinness World Record by packing a theater with 1,052 students and faculty members dressed in red-striped shirts in an homage to the Where’s Waldo books, the Daily Targum reports. The group was almost twice the size of the crowd of 577 that previously held...http://www.newser.com/story/55258/wheres-waldo-in-the-record-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 16:38:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40178/at-223-inches-insect-is-worlds-longest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA stick insect called Phobaeticus chani has claimed the distinction of world's longest insect, beating out its nearest competitor by an inch, the Independent reports. Named after the amateur naturalist who brought it to scientists' attention, the bug measures 22.3 inches with its legs outstretched. A treetop rainforest dweller,...http://www.newser.com/story/40178/at-223-inches-insect-is-worlds-longest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Oct 2008 12:00:01 CDT