Hyderabad; The famous Palk Strait that separates India and Sri Lanka set a record on Friday when Hyderabad-based entrepreneur Goli Syamala swam the 30km stretch in less than 14 hours. achieve the achievement.
Syamala embarked on her mission from Sri Lanka at 04:15 on Friday morning and reached the Indian shore 13 hours and 43 seconds later at Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu. Choudhury did it in 2004.
The 46-year-old Syamala, who started swimming seriously only a few years ago, had previously taken part in major swimming events such as the National Open Water Ganga River swimming competition in which she covered a distance of 13 km in one hour and 50 minutes. .
Talk to IANS telephonically, on the way to Rameswaram, Syamala expressed her joy at reaching the milestone.
Syamala trained for her Palk Strait mission at the Telangana State Swimming Pool Sports Authority in Gachibowli.
Source: The Siasat Daily