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23/03/22 07:00 AM IST

MISS JIYA RAI OF NAVY CHILDREN SCHOOL (MUMBAI) SWIMS ACROSS PALK STRAIT IN RECORD TIME

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  • Miss Jiya Rai,a student of Navy Children School, Mumbai, brought laurels to India by swimming across the Palk Strait from Talaimannar (Sri Lanka) to Dhanuskodi (India), a distance of 29 km, in 13 hours and 10 minutes on 20 March 2022. 
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  • A child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, she achieved the feat at the age of 13 years and 10 months, becoming the youngest and fastest female swimmer in the world to swim across the Palk Strait.
  • The record was earlier held by Ms. Bula Chowdhary who swam the distance in 13 hours 52 minutes in 2004.
  • The event was conducted by the Para Swimming Federation of India (PSFI) with cooperation from many agencies including the Swimming Federation of India, Sports Development Authority, Tamil Nadu and the Autism Society of India. The Goa Shipyard Ltd. provided the swimmer financial sponsorship for the event.

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