A 12-year-old girl Jiya Rai who has autism, earlier this year created history by swimming the distance from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India, a distance of 36 Km in 8 hrs 40 minutes on February 17.
Updated Feb 20, 2021 | 07:20 IST
Jiya earlier swam from Elephanta Island to Gateway of India, a distance of 14 Km in three hours, 27 minutes and 30 seconds on February 15 last year. Jiya commenced her record-setting feat in the early morning hours on February 17 at 03: 50 am from Bandra-Worli Sea Link | Photo Credit: Twitter
Mumbai: A 12-year-old daughter of a Naval sailor Madan Rai created history by swimming from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India, a distance of 36 kilometres, in 8 hours and 40 minutes.
The young girl Jiya Rai, a known case of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), dedicated the swimming feat, completed on Wednesday, to raise awareness about Autism, a statement released by the Ministry of Defence said.
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A 12-year-old girl Jiya Rai who has autism created history by swimming the distance from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India, a distance of 36 Km in 8 hrs 40 minutes on February 17.
She is a known case of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and dedicated the swimming achievement to raise awareness about autism. She commenced her record-setting feat in the early morning hours at 3.50 hrs from Bandra-Worli sea link and completed at Gateway of India at 12:30 hrs on Wednesday.
The swimming event was conducted under observation of Swimming Association of Maharashtra, a recognised body of Swimming Federation of India. The event was also associated with FIT India Movement by Ministry of Youth and Sports Affair. Rai was felicitated with a trophy by Zarir N Baliwala, President of Greater Mumbai Amateur Aquatic Association (GMAAA).
12-year-old Autistic girl swims 36 km in Arabian Sea to create awareness about disorder
She commenced her record-setting feat in the early morning hours on February 17 at 03: 50 am from Bandra-Worli Sea Link and completed at Gateway of India at 12:30 pm.
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She commenced her record-setting feat in the early morning hours on February 17. (Photo | A. Bharat Bhushan Babu, Twitter) By ANI
MUMBAI: A 12-year-old daughter of a Naval sailor Madan Rai created history by swimming from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India, a distance of 36 kilometers, in 8 hours and 40 minutes.
The young girl Jiya Rai, who has been diagnosed with a known case of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), dedicated the swimming feat, completed on Wednesday, to raise awareness about Autism, a statement released by the Ministry of Defence said.