Russian athlete Aleksandr Kuzmin, 16, sets two verified kitesurfing records in Antarctica
INTERRECORD and the Register of Records of Russia confirmed the continuous twin-tip session at Deception Island on March 12, 2026.
Russia, 29th Aug 2026 – Aleksandr Kuzmin, a 16-year-old Russian athlete, completed a continuous kitesurfing session on a twin-tip board in Whaler Bay, Deception Island, Antarctica. The session was recognized in two separate record categories and officially confirmed on March 12, 2026 by the International Record Registration System (INTERRECORD) and the Register of Records of Russia (RRR-37607-2026), the national registrar widely known in the media as the “Russian Book of Records.”
The INTERRECORD expert panel confirmed two independent achievements:
– Youngest athlete to complete a continuous twin-tip kitesurfing session on water in Antarctica – an INTERRECORD ...
