Leading Aircraftman Roshan Abeysundara of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) says that set a new Asian record by swimming across the Palk Strait in just 28 hours, 19 minutes, and 43 seconds. Early morning on Saturday (April 10), Abeysundara kicked off his record-breaking mission from the Talaimannar beach in Mannar. Abeysundara’s mission commencing from the Talaimannar Beach will reach Dhanuskodi, Rameswaram in India and conclude once he swims back to the Talaimannar Beach. During his preparation for the event, Abeysundara renewed the National open water swimming record twice within a short time period. Kumar Anandan’s 50-year-old record which was set in 1971 by swimming the Palk Strait in 51 hours.

Source: The Nation April 11, 2021 06:00 UTC