11-year-old Chaz broke a world record doing the splits in front of his classmates!
Meet Chaz Wildon, a young boy from South Africa with big dreams and even bigger skills!
Chaz was inspired by a record breaker to claim a Guinness World Records title of his own, after watching a video of super flexible Liberty Barros with his cousin Charlene Wolf and wanting to see if he could do what she could.
At the time, Liberty held the record for most splits in one minute (female) with a total of 42 (Pakistan’s Fatima Naseem now holds it with 47) and Chaz decided to try it on the spot… just to see what happens!
Well, according to his proud mum Ariena, he nailed it: “He immediately felt inspired and confident that he could do the same. Right there on the spot, he tried it himself and impressively matched her total of 42 splits.”
WOW!
So in October 2025, after lots of training and practice, Chaz took to the stage at his school in front of his classmates to officially attempt the record…
Would you be brave enough to attempt a world record in front of all your friends? How do you think they’d react?
With an amazing total of 47, he broke the record for most splits in one minute (male), beating the previous total of 46 set by Muhammad Tahir (Pakistan).
Ariena told us: “After watching the video of Liberty Barros on YouTube, he was instantly motivated. He came to us with great excitement and determination, telling us that he wanted to attempt breaking the record himself. From that moment, it became a clear goal he was fully committed to achieving and setting the record.
“He was absolutely thrilled and overwhelmed with excitement. It took a moment for it to sink in, as he could hardly believe that he had actually achieved something so remarkable.”
Chaz, now 12 and in grade 7, has been doing acrobatic dance for the last year, which has helped with improving his flexibility, strength, and coordination.
He trained consistently for 8 MONTHS to improve his speed, technique and endurance before officially attempting the record.
He is living proof that you can break a record even if you’re as young as him, as long as you try really hard and don’t give up…
Who knows, maybe Chaz’s story will inspire you to break a record of your own, just like how he got inspired by Liberty!
Lastly, Ariena said of her son’s achievement:
“I can hardly believe that it is finally a reality. I am incredibly proud that he pursued this ambitious dream and achieved it with such outstanding success.
“We’re all so proud of him and we’re glad that we’ve pulled through to make this work. He had a clear goal to set the record and achieved it.”
But the fun doesn’t stop here! Chaz wants to break more records, so it looks like we haven’t seen the last of him yet…
What record do you think he’ll go for next?