TFox, to be honest I don' t know how they came to be the authoritative voice on the matter, but they are. It' s a lot like athletics or any other endeavor. Unless the governing body that oversees such things declares something to be a record, it isn' t. Where would we be if every Tom dick and Harry decided to start therir own trophy organization. There can only be one World Record. Do you think John Smith who runs 100 m in 10.0 seconds for another organization (best time for this organization) is the WR holder because Joe Bob who runs the 100 m in 9.79 seconds and is the WR holder only according to the IAF (a different organization)?