Results: Three Minutes Of Fame

The saying is "fame is fleeting" and no one knows this better than Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse. In the early hours of Sunday morning, Masse was an Olympic record-holder...for three whole minutes. The La Salle, Ont. swimmer and world champion impressed in the heats of the women's 100-metre backstroke with her preliminary heat of 58:17. Two other swimmers would eventually surpass her, but with the third-fastest time and plenty time left, it was a great debut for the 25-year-old. Do you know someone who had achieved a record breaking achievement, only to have it taken away quickly?

Guinness World Records, which has been documenting world records for over years, is constantly having their records beaten, often by the same determined person. Champion eater, Joey Chestnut, broke his own world record yet again, at the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. this Fourth of July. He won 14 out of the last 15 years, breaking his own record almost every time (with one or two ties). Do you think people who try and beat their own records are...

Guinness World Records Day (GWR Day) is an annual celebration of record-breaking, held every November, that sees thousands of people getting involved from across the globe. This November will be the 17th year this day has been held. Here's a sampling of only a few of the many records that were broken last November. Are there any on this list that you think you would like to try breaking?