Skydivers notch 31,075 jumps in one-day global record
World Skydiving Day organizers said jumpers in 43 countries beat the previous one-day mark, with first-time tandem participants joining veterans.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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Skydivers logged 31,075 coordinated jumps across 43 countries in a single day, setting a new world record for the most recorded skydives completed in one day, UPI reported.
The total came during Saturday’s World Skydiving Day event, which was organized by the U.S. Parachute Association, the Australian Parachute Federation, British Skydiving and the Canadian Sport Parachuting Association, according to UPI.
The new mark topped the previous record of 30,351 jumps, which was set in 2024, organizers said.
A worldwide jump count
The event was built around coordinated participation at drop zones in dozens of countries, with the jump count recorded as skydivers took to the air throughout the day.
Organizers said the effort was open to people across the sport, from experienced skydivers to newcomers making their first tandem jumps.
That made the record attempt part competition, part open-door celebration: veteran jumpers added to the tally alongside people trying the sport for the first time while strapped to an instructor.
UPI reported that the day’s total landed 724 jumps above the 2024 benchmark, enough to move the one-day record past the 31,000 mark.
Organizers point to growing interest
U.S. Parachute Association Executive Director Albert Berchtold said in a news release that the result showed the sport’s reach, with tens of thousands of people around the world going to drop zones to take part.
Berchtold said the record reflected continued growth in skydiving, including both new participants and experienced skydivers who have devoted significant time to the sport.
The organizing groups behind the event represent skydiving communities in the United States, Australia, Britain and Canada. Together, they coordinated the international effort under the World Skydiving Day banner, according to UPI.
No additional details were reported about which country recorded the most jumps or how the 31,075 total was divided among participating locations.
What organizers did report was the headline number: 31,075 skydives, 43 countries and a one-day record that beat the mark set two years earlier.
This story draws on original reporting from UPI.