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.
12-year-old Jiya Rai created history by swimming 36 kilometres to create awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder
12-yr-old daughter of navy sailor swims 36 km in Arabian Sea to create awareness on Autism ANI | Updated: Feb 18, 2021 17:48 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 18 (ANI): 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.
The girl, Jiya Rai - herself an ASD case - is the daughter of sailor Madan Rai and swam the distance from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India in 8 hours and 40 minutes on Wednesday.
Autistic girl, 12, swims world-record 36 kms in Arabian Sea
Jiya Rai is the daughter of sailor Madan Rai and swam the distance from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India
Thursday February 18, 2021 2:10 PM, IANS
Mumbai: The 12-year-old daughter of an Indian Navy sailor has created history by swimming 36 kms in the Arabian Sea to create awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), officials said here on Thursday.
The girl, Jiya Rai - herself an ASD case - is the daughter of sailor Madan Rai and swam the distance from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India in 8 hours and 40 min on Wednesday.
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