World’s fastest window cleaner’s daughter becomes world’s fastest woman window cleaner

By Izzy Hawksworth via SWNS

The daughter of the world's fastest window cleaner has followed in her dad's footsteps - by breaking the women's record.

Terry 'Turbo' Burrows, 68, has held the Guinness World Record for the fastest window cleaner since 1995 and beat his own time nine times.

Now mom-of-one Aliscia, 33, has wiped out all competition in the female category by cleaning 6,000 square inches of glass in just 16.13 seconds.

She said: "I've always seen Dad on the telly, I used to think it was quite cool because he got to meet loads of celebrities.

"I thought it would be quite nice to have a matching record with my dad.

"I think because I've grown up watching my dad do it, I've just naturally taken his technique and maybe that's why I'm a little bit quicker than others.

"I was really pleased when I broke it because I knew my dad would want me to do it as well. It's something that's a little unique and different."

Aliscia and Terry attended the Manchester Cleaning Show on March 13, where she broke the previous record by just 0.15 seconds.

The record is judged by the Federation of Window Cleaners - an independent non-profit who support the needs of window cleaners in the UK.

Proud dad Terry - who can clean three windows quicker than Usain Bolt ran 100m - said: "I felt absolutely elated - I just thought wow because she had done it.

"Next time we go to the Manchester Cleaning Show, she'll be able to go with confidence because she's done it.

"There's one thing getting the record and there's another thing trying to improve on that - so that's where we are now.

"I was absolutely elated, all the amount of training has paid off.

"The potential she's got is amazing because she's such a natural with it, which is scary."

Terry first broke the world record in 1995 when he appeared on BBC's Record Breakers and since then, he's beat his own record a further nine times.

The dad-of-two, who cleans three windows in just 9.14 seconds, said he never dreamt Aliscia would have a matching world record with him.

Terry, of Colchester, Essex, said: "When I first started it, I was shocked that I had actually got the record.

"It was all filmed and if that's not pressure, then I don't know what pressure is.

"But I was absolutely over the moon, I thought I was going to burst into tears.

"Nobody sees all of the training that goes on behind it so it was much later on in life when I thought about if Aliscia would ever do it.

"I had to talk her into it a little bit because it wasn't her job and it wasn't her thing.

"It was a little dream of mine though - I thought 'how cool would it be for a father and daughter to hold the same records?'

"That truly is history being made - it's a very special thing."

Despite having the same hobby, they rarely train together as Aliscia works full time.

But she says she thinks she's so quick because of how many times she has watched Terry perform over the years.

Aliscia said: "I've got a little boy and I work full time, so I don't have the time to be honest.

"But I would be happy to try and beat the record again, so I can take some more time off it.

"I've watched him so many times over the years, on the telly and in person, so I think I've picked up his technique.

"That must be why I'm so quick because it's very random."

Even though Terry has beat his own record a whopping nine times, Aliscia 'doesn't really aspire' to keep competing.

But the diversity and inclusion manager says she might try again at next year's London Cleaning Show so she can get a bit more time off the record.

Aliscia said: "I might try again next year at London Cleaning Show at the Excel but I've got the record now so I'm quite happy that it's matching.

"I don't really aspire to keep trying but I might try next year.

"I didn't beat the record by much so it might be nice to try and get a bit more time off that really."