UK Records

  • This page does not claim to be a definotive compendium of UK National Skydiving Records:  it is a work in progress.  The intention is that it will become more comprehensive over the years as it develops to become thge BPA's online record book.  Only current records are intended to be recorded on this page.
  • Records may be claimed by completing and returning to the BPA Office Form 243 - UK National Skydiving Record, which may be downloaded from the the BPA Forms page.  Claims are subject to verification

Freeflying - largest head-down formation: 28-way

Record Date: 28 August 2011

Location: Skydive Hibaldstow, NE Lincolnshire

 

Photo:  Olly Burgin

Matt O’Riordan, Jim Harris, Sean Freeman, Rob Silver, Dave Pacey, Matt Elliott, Alberto Mazzucalto, Ady Wild, Tiziana Rossetti, Duncan Aspinall, Darren Glover, Carl Baines, Charlotte Kemp, Gary Crisp, Steve Howes, Paul Cooper, Andy Newell, Ally Milne, Ted Foster, David Geffin, Ben Cornick, James Davies, Dan Parker, Mike Carpenter, Frazer Smith, Glenn Phillips, Jay Southall & Will Blackie. 

Camera:  Olly Burgin & Andrew Lovemore. 

 

 

Freeflying - Largest women's head-down formation

Record Date: 21 May 2011

Location: Skydive Hibaldstow, NE Lincolnshire

Anna Howerski, Catriona Adams, Kirsten McAndrew, Jane Henderson, Tiziana Rossetti, Yolande Lee, Karen Stryczek, and Karen Bain.

Camera: Olly Burgin

 

Accuracy

Record Date: 20/21 August 2010

Location: World Cup Series event number 5, Thalgau, Austria

Aircraft:  Pilatus Porter 

Record Score:  3 x 0.00 scores in a row (rounds 4, 5 & 6), on a 2cm accuracy disc

Record Holder:  Jeff Chandler

 

Freefly

Record Date: 4 August 2010

Location: WPC 2010 Artistics, Menzelinsk, Russia 

Record Score: Highest compulsory round score: 24 in time (score 9.9).  British National record - 24, equalling world record set by USA on 3/8/2010 at same meet.

Record Holder:  Team Volare: Adam Mattacola, Fabian Raidel and Mike Carpenter (camera)

 

CF 2-way sequential

Record date:  2 August 2010

Record:  Record number of points on CF 2-way sequential - 12 points in 60 seconds in round 3, equalled again in round 5 

Location:  World Parachuting Championships 2010 in Canopy Formation held in Menzelinsk, Russia 

Record holders:  Team CFUK -  Gavin McLeod, Doug Preston, Martin Robiette (camera)

 

VFS 

Record date:  2 August 2010

Record:  20 points in Round 3 of VFS Open

Location:  World Parachuting Championships 2010 in VFS held in Menzelinsk, Russia 

Record holders:  Team Bad Lieutenants - James Davies, Martin Reynolds, Daniel Parker, Jim Harris, Matt O'Riordan (camera)

 

FS 4-way open

Record Date: 31 July 2010

Location: WPC 2010 FS, Menzelinsk, Russia 

Record : 47 points (in Round 3 of FS Open)

Record Holder:  Team Satori: Katie Woods, Aaron Faith, Julia Foxwell, John McIver and Rob Stevenson (camera)

 

FS 4-way women's

Record Date: 31 July 2010

Location: WPC 2010 FS, Menzelinsk, Russia 

Record Score: 44

Record Holder:  Team Bodyflight:  Liz Matthews, Amanda Kemp, Tarn Holis, Sarah Cannon and Alan Thompson (camera)

 

Canopy Piloting - Distance

Record Date: 4 December 2009

Location: WPC CP 09, Johannesburg, South Africa 

Record Score: 167.73m

Record Holder: Brian Vacher

 

Canopy Piloting - Speed

Record Date: 5 December 2009

Location: WPC CP 09, Johannesburg, South Africa

Record: CP - Speed 2.347 secs

Record Holder: Alan 'Wez' Westley

 

FS record average

Record date: 8 August 2009  

Location: Target Skysports, Hibaldstow, NE Lincolnshire

Record:  20.7 avg

Skydivers:  Team Satori - Julia Foxwell, John McIver, Aaron Faith, Katie Woods

Camera: Dave Butterell

Pilots:  Chris Rika, James Swallow

 

Brit Chicks 2007: 68-way, largest women's freefall formation in UK

Record date:  15 September 2007

Record:  Brit Chicks 2007 British women's 68-way formation

The Brit Chicks 2007 68-way formation above Langar on 15 September 2007

Photo by Willy Boeykens

Location:  British Parachute Schools, Langar Airfield, Nottinghamshire, UK

Brit Chicks 2007 formation jumpers:  Alice Male, Ana Budjelan, Audrey Rowe, Beth King, Caroline Allen, Caroline Hughes, Charlie Cooke, Clare Smith, Clare Butcher, Conny Van Setten, Corinna Yap, Elaine Cherry, Elaine Curtis, Erica Richardson, Geetha Narayanan, Georgina Impey, Hannah Betts, Heather Little, Helen Samuelsson, Helen Taylor,Jan Gaynor, Jane Buckle, Jessica French, Jo Hawley, Jo Burns, Joanna Price, Julia Foxwell, Julie Woodrow, Kath Rybinski, Kate Stephens, Kate Shearer, Kate Burns, Kate Cooper, Katie Woods, Kris Young, Laura Brothers, Laura Mclelland, Leonie Needham, Lesley Gale, Lisa Christoffersen, Liz Matthews, Liz Danby, Liz Cass, Lynne Murray, Maria Allen, Maria Russell, Martine Howland, Maxine Hopkins, Maxine Tate, Mia Toftfelt, Michelle Garwood, Michelle Meakins, Rai Ahmed, Ros Pulham, Ruth Covell, Ruth Green, Sacha Chilton, Sarah Churchill, Sarah Smith, Siv Lindgren, Sophie Cook, Susan Farquhar, Tash Higman, Tina Wiseman, Vicki Score, Vicki Tomlinson, Vicky Scargill, Viki Bingham.

Cameras: Willy Boeykens, Tony Danbury, Gary Wainwright, John Baggaley

 

Accuracy

Record date: 16 July 2007

Location: JSPC (L), RAPA, Bad Lippspringe, Germany

Record:  First zero score on a 2cm pad in an Accuracy event at the British Nationals

Record holder:  Glenn Stephenson

Pilot:  John Horne

 

Speed Skydiving

Clare Murphy 

Record date:   16 June 2007  

Female Speed Skydiving British National and ˜World Record' [NB:  Speed Skydiving is not a discipline recognised by FAI/IPC]

Location:  Utti, Finland

Record:  Average Vertical speed over a vertical km of 442.73km/ph (275.09mph). Recorded on 2 red competition Pro-tracks and verified by the ISSA (International Speed Skydiving Association) board.

Record holder:   Clare Murphy (pictured) 

Verified by: Arnold Hohengger (Austria), Marco Wiederkehr (Lictensteine), Chris Labhard (Swiss), Ken Hanson ((Norway) ISSA Chairman)) and Olli Erola (Finland)

 

FS - Women's 4-way FS World Record

4-way women's FS team Airkix in action 

Record date: 31 July 2005

Location: Target Skysports, Hibaldstow, NE Lincolnshire

Record score:  30 points / 35 secs

Camera: Andy Wright

Aircraft: Dornier GG2-HA-ACL

Pilot: Jan Wildgruber

Skydivers (all British FAI International Sporting Licence Holders): Team Airkix - Julia Foxwell, Emma Hammersley, Amanda Kemp, Clare 'Sparky' Scott.

Congratulations to team Airkix (pictured above) - Claire 'Sparky' Scott, Amanda Kemp, Emma Hammersley, Julia Foxwell and their camera flyer Andy Wright. They completed a women's 4-way FS World Record sequence of 30 formations on one descent during Round 2 of the 4-way at the British Open Formation Skydiving Nationals on 31 July 2005 at Target Skysports, Hibaldstow.

 

'Brit 100' 100-way, largest freefall formation in UK

Record date:  16 July 1999

The Brit 100 formation over Langar on 16 July 1999

Location: British Parachute Schools, Langar Airfield, Nottinghamshire, UK 

Aircraft: Five Turbolets, a G92 Dornier and a Pilatus Porter

Number of jumpers in formation:  100

Brit 100 formation jumpers:  Andy Abbess, Chris Adams, Pete Allum, Paul Applegate, Steve Apps, David Bailey, Graeme Baxter, Marcus Beck, Robert Blake, Tony Bradbury, Mickey Brennan, Dave Brown, Ian Brown, Josh Burrill, Ian Cashman, Elaine Cherry, Ian Chick, Chopper, Deb Clarke, Andy Cliff, Knocker Cole, Rob Colpus, Steve Crabtree, Johnny Crewson. Phil Curtis, Eddie Davies, Steve Elvy, Rod Fairweather, Lesley Gale, Chris Gauge, Chris Good , Andy Goodall, Fran Gregory, Ken Gregory, Jason Grime, Andy Guest, Richard Hamblen, Graham Harris, Lee Harrison, Allan Hewitt, Dave Hickling, Craig Hill, Gordon Hodgkinson, Steve Houlker, Max Hurd, Nicky Johnston, Tony Jones, Jim Keery, Sally Kelvie, Dane Kenny, Pete Knight, Pete Lambsden, Ali Lawley, Rose Leggott, Dave Lewis, Lee Love, Paul Luffman, Scott Macdonald, Tim Mace, Pete Marsden, Robert Marshall, Brian Mason, Anne Maxwell, Ali Mayo, Gerry McAnally, Chris McCann, Kevin McCarthy, John McIver, Sandy McRobbie, Stuart Meacock, Ian Midgley, Steve Mikos, Robin Mills, Chris Mizzi, Darryl Moran, Dave Morris, Steve Murphy, Steve Mursell, Mick Nealis, Phil O' Connor, Sandy Oliver, Bob Parr, George Pilkington, Chris Place, Rhino, Andy Ring, Paul Rowe, Kev Sargent, Tom Scanlon, Carl Scarisbrick, Mark Scott, Chris Shaw, Tim Skinner, Eddie Smerdon, Dave Smith, Billy Somerville, Martin Soulsby, Toby Stafford, Dave Stephens, Pete Stone, Mike Strachan, William Strain, Derek Thomas, Steve Thomas, Wayne Thomas, Henry Thompson, Cathy Travers, Dave Tunks, Jan Tunks, Dave Turner, Jon Turner, Eno Van der Post, Gary Wainwright, Rich Ward, Steve Watson , Jim Weir, Richard Wheatley, Garry Willard.

Cameras: Simon Ward, Adrian Nicholas, Andy Ford, Tony Danbury.

Updated 15 May 2012