Now that's a pants record! Father, 53, pulls on 302 pairs of Y-fronts to regain his world title

A father has squeezed himself into over 300 pairs of pants to beat the world record for the most underwear worn at one time.



Self-titled ‘Pantsman’ Gary Craig managed to pull on an impressive 302 pairs of underpants in his Guinness World Record attempt, securing him a place in the record books.



The 53-year-old, from Whitburn, South Tyneside, had previously held the World Record when he managed to put on 211 pairs of underpants last year.

Not a pants effort: Gary Craig, 53, pulled on 302 pairs of pants on Sunday in a bid to reclaim his World Record title

But his record was beaten when American Janine Keblish overtook him after pulling on 252 pairs of underwear in February.

On Sunday, with the Great North Run taking place in the background, the determined dad-of-three reclaimed his record and is now awaiting confirmation from Guinness World Records.



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Gary filmed his world record attempt and will send it to Guinness before a final decision is made as to whether or not he has claimed back his title.

Gary said: 'It went very, very well and the official number is 302. I wanted to be the first person to put on over 300 pairs and I did it.'

'I think I’m also the first person to hold the record twice - probably because no one else is daft enough to do it twice.'



'I wanted to break the record by so much that if anyone else ever does manage

to break it, they will definitely deserve it.'



Gary, an architect, attempted the feat in a tent on Gypsies Green in South Shields during the Great North Run and attributed part of his success to the crowd reaction:



'Putting on all those pants is harder than it looks because you’re carrying an incredible weight, but the crowd really spurred me on and kept me going.'

Relief: Geordie Gary looks like a sumo wrestler as he attempts his challenge, but has decided to retire from world record attempts following his recent effort

Cheering: Gary attempted the pants challenge during the Great North Run, and attributed the crowd reaction and support to helping him break the record

'There must have been about 1,000 people in that tent and they were all cheering me on. I couldn’t have asked for a better time and place to do it.'



Now Gary has reclaimed his title, he has reluctantly decided to hang up his pants saying 'I think this is it now, I’m not going to go and attempt any more world records.'

'My wife Jacqueline helps me out with this one by getting all the pants ready and helping me get them on, but she doesn’t like the limelight as much as I do.'

