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

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