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Meet Satendra Lohiya, the first Asian para swimmer to cross Cook Strai

Meet Satendra Lohiya, the first Asian para swimmer to cross Cook Strai

Left stranded midway, it was his pilot who helped him find swimmers to support his historic crossing. On February 12, India’s Satendra Singh Lohiya became the first Asian para-swimmer to cross New Zealand’s Cook Strait. At 38, 70 per cent disabled and reliant on a wheelchair

18 February,2026 01:07 PM IST | Mumbai | Tarun Verma
17-year-old becomes first autistic girl to swim Catalina Channel

17-year-old becomes first autistic girl to swim Catalina Channel

Seventeen-year-old becomes first female swimmer with autism to cross the Catalina Channel in Los Angeles last week, dedicating her feat to raising awareness

01 October,2025 09:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Who is Olympian Khade, India’s fastest swimmer suspended for misconduct?

Who is Olympian Khade, India’s fastest swimmer suspended for misconduct?

With a bronze medal in the 2010 Guangzhou Olympics, Virdhawal Khade also won five gold medals in the 2006 South Asian Games, two golds in the 2010 edition, a silver (50 m freestyle) and a gold (50 m butterfly) in the 2016 Guwahati South Asian Games

07 November,2024 09:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Sujay Shivalkar
Exclusive: India’s fastest swimmer gets 1-year ban for ‘misconduct’

Mid-Day Premium Exclusive: India’s fastest swimmer gets 1-year ban for ‘misconduct’

Greater Mumbai Amateur Aquatic Association suspends Olympian Virdhawal Khade following complaint of inappropriate behaviour by his 18-year-old trainee from a suburban gymkhana

07 November,2024 09:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma

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