A family from a small town in America has been named the tallest in the world by Guinness World Records.
The Trapp family, which is made up of Scott, 57, Kristine, 52, Savanna, 27, Molly, 24, and Adam, 22, has an average height of 6 feet, 8.03 inches.
Their combined height is equivalent to half the length of a tennis court, Guinness said.
All the Trapp children, who are from the town of Esko in Minnesota, played sports throughout their childhoods and were recruited by colleges for either basketball or volleyball.
“Coaches always said to us ‘you can’t teach height. You’re either tall or you’re not,’” Molly told Guinness World Records.
The youngest member of the family is Adam, who towers over his siblings and parents at an astounding 7 feet, 3 inches tall.
Savanna, who measures 6 feet, 8 inches, said her “super tall, little brother” was the inspiration to reach out to Guinness World Records about the possible title.
The family was confirmed as the tallest in the world back in December 2020 after visiting a local orthopedics doctor to be measured.
Each family member had to be measured three times throughout the day, both standing up and lying down – and the average of those measurements was used to calculate their height, according to the official record keeper.
The family has now met all the criteria to qualify for a place in the record books – and were thrilled to learn that they had actually become the new titleholders.
“When I was in the first grade, I was taller than my teacher,” said the father Scott Trapp in the same statement.
“I love saying I’m the shortest person in the world’s tallest family at 191.2 centimeter,” Kristine joked in a statement.
While each member of the Trapp family has unique situations and experience from their height, the common thread is that they frequently “hit their heads on doorways, ceiling fans, and overhead lighting,” according to the family statement.
The family also faces another difficulty - finding clothing, especially pants and shoes.
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