Who is Rohan More?
Indian swimmer Rohan More created history after becoming the youngest individual in the world to complete the Ocean Seven challenge. Incidentally, he is also the first Asian and the first Indian to swim across the Ocean Seven.
Who is the first Indian to complete the Ocean’s Seven Swim Marathon?
Rohan More
Pune-based swimmer, Rohan More became the first Asian as well as the first Indian to swim across the Ocean Seven. Rohan is the youngest person in the world to swim across the Ocean Seven.
Who crossed seven oceans?
Bula became the first woman in the world to cross the seven seas, swimming from the Palk Straits from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu in India. This, in spite of her skin burning and itching all the while due to her allergies – she persisted and ignored the pain.
Who was the first Indian to cross the sea?
The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming Bula Chaudhury.
Was a successful ocean swimmer?
Sharma swam 1.4 miles (2.3 km) in 41.14 minutes, at a temperature of 1 °C (34 °F), breaking the record of Lynne Cox (USA) and Lewis Pugh (Great Britain). Bhakti Sharma has swum in all the five oceans of the world, besides swimming in or across eight other seas and channels.
Who was the first Indian to swim across English Channel?
Mihir Sen
Mihir Sen (16 November 1930 – 11 June 1997) was a famous Indian long distance swimmer and lawyer. He was the first Asian to conquer the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 1958, and did so in the fourth fastest time (14 hrs & 45 mins).
What ocean is number 4?
Historically, there are four named oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. However, most countries – including the United States – now recognize the Southern (Antarctic) as the fifth ocean. The Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian are the most commonly known. The Southern Ocean is the ‘newest’ named ocean.
Who is the fastest swimmer?
Olympic gold-medalist Michael Phelps can swim the 200-meter freestyle in approximately 1.42 minutes, which equates to a speed of about 4.7 mph (miles per hour) or 7.6 km/h (kilometers per hour). A sailfish could cover 200 meters in about 10 seconds!
Who is the youngest swimmer in India?
Bhakti Sharma, the 27-year old woman from Rajasthan, one of the desert states of India is the 1st Asian and youngest open water swimmer. Starting her swimming at the tender age of 2, she swam all the five oceans of the world.