Human Achievements29 Hours, 6 Swimmers: First Asian Catalina Double SwimBengaluru's SwimLife Orcas became only the 12th team ever - and the first from Asia - to swim the Catalina Channel there and back.
Human Achievements7-Year-Old Swims 29 km Across Palk Strait, Sets World RecordRanchi schoolboy Ishank Singh covered the 29-km stretch from Sri Lanka to India in under 10 hours, becoming the youngest and fastest person ever to swim the Palk Strait.