Rohan More becomes first Asian to swim across Ocean Seven

Rohan More, the Pune-based Indian long-distance swimmer, has become the first Asian and the youngest person in the world to swim across the Ocean Seven. Despite sudden drop in water temperature, he covered the distance in 8 hours and 37 minutes. The Ocean’s Seven marathon consists of seven long-distance open-water swims, which includes the North Channel, the Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar. With this feat, Rohan has also become the 9th person in the world to swim across Ocean Seven.

Topics: Aquatics , Cook Strait , English Channel , Kim Chambers , Long-distance swimming , Marathon swimming , North Channel , Oceans Seven , Open water swimming , Strait of Gibraltar , Swimming , Water sports

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