50 year old record falls, as Roshan swims across Palk Strain in record time 50 year old record falls, as Roshan swims across Palk Strain in record time Written by Share: Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka Airforce Swimmer Leading Aircraftman Roshan Abeysundara set a new Asian record by swimming 59 kilometers and 300 meters across the Palk Strait in 28 hours, 19 min 43 seconds. Leading Aircraftman Roshan Abeysundara entered the Record Book renewing V.S. Kumar Anandan’s 50-year-old record which was set in 1971 by swimming the Palk Strait in 51 hours. Roshan swam from Mannar to Danuskodi, Rameshwaran in India and back, covering a distance of 59.3 Kms.