Sayoni Das recently became the first Asian woman to swim across which famous strait?

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Sayoni Das, a swimmer from Bengal, recently became the first Asian woman to successfully cross the Strait of Gibraltar.  The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow body of water that separates Europe from Africa and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.  It is bordered by Spain and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar in the north, and by Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the south.  The strait is around 58 kilometres long and narrows to about 13 kilometres at its tightest point.  The eastern end features the famous Pillars of Heracles — the Rock of Gibraltar and Mount Hacho.

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Strait of Gibraltar Sayoni Das, a swimmer from Bengal, recently became the first Asian woman to successfully cross the Strait of Gibraltar.  The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow body of water that separates Europe from Africa and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.  It is bordered by Spain and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar in the north, and by Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the south.  The strait is around 58 kilometres long and narrows to about 13 kilometres at its tightest point.  The eastern end features the famous Pillars of Heracles — the Rock of Gibraltar and Mount Hacho.

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