Indoor skydiving company iFLY celebrated the opening of their third centre in Australia by attempting three spectacular Guinness World Records titles at their venues across the country.
 
Guinness World Records judge Solvej Malouf flew out to Sydney to officiate the title Most head spins in a wind tunnel in one minute, attempted by Chief Flight Instructor Kurmet Jaadla.
 
The medal-winning athlete successfully completed 54 360-degree rotations, bettering the previous record by four.
 
Most head spins in a wind tunnel in one minute 
Over on the Gold Coast, 11-year-old Amy Watson whirled into the record books with the Most 360 horizontal spins in a wind tunnel in one minute (individual).
 
Amy, who was junior freestyle champion at the Australian Championships, smashed the previous record of 26 rotations to achieve an incredible new record of 44.
 
Most 360 horizontal spins in a wind tunnel in one minute 
In the new Perth venue, iFLY instructor David Hyndman achieved the Longest distance ran on the wall of a vertical wind tunnel in one minute with 227.8918 metres (747 ft 8.118 in).
 
Longest distance ran on the wall of a vertical wind tunnel 
The attempts were all broadcast on Facebook Live and were featured on an Australian morning TV show.
 
Brett Sheridan, CMO of iFLY’s parent company ISA Group, commented on the team’s accomplishments: “We couldn’t be more thrilled with the results. Our team has been in training for at least the last six months and to smash these records is an amazing achievement and testament to the skill level of our iFLY family.”
 
Kurmet Jaadla and GWR judge
Kurmet Jaadla receives a certificate from GWR adjudicator Solvej Malouf in Sydney