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.