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Sunday, 11 April 2021 - 9:48 Leading Aircraftman Roshan Abeysundara, a promising swimming start from the SLAF set a new world record. Roshan swam from Mannar to Danuskodi, Rameshwaran in India and back, covering a distance of 59.3 Kms. It took him a record 28 hours, 19 minutes and 58 seconds to swim from Thalaimannar to the coast of Danuskodi, Rameshwaran in India. He will enter the Guinness World Record Book as he renewed V.S. Kumar Anandan's 50-year-old record which was set in 1971 by swimming the Palk Strait in 51 hours.  The leading Aircraftman has now conquered the seas a domain of th...

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, Rames...