Man swallows 18 swords
男子吞18劍破紀錄

An Australian street performer named Chayne Hultgren set a new Guinness World Record Monday by swallowing 18 swords, each 72 cm long, at the same time in Sydney, local media reported. The 31-year-old beat his own previous record of 17 swords, which he set in 2008. Hultgren began practicing the art of sword swallowing at the age of 16. He is the only person in the world to down more than 13 blades simultaneously.

據當地媒體報道，澳大利亞一位街頭表演者8日在悉尼完成了同時吞下18把劍的壯舉，創下一項新的吉尼斯世界紀錄。這名表演者名叫查尼·霍爾格倫，現年31歲，所吞下的劍每把長達72厘米。據悉，霍爾格倫從16歲就開始練習吞劍。早在2008年，霍爾格倫就創下同時吞17把劍的世界紀錄。目前，他是世界上唯一一個能同時吞下超過13把劍的人。

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