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 VermaSeventeen-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 JadhavWith 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
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 SharmaADVERTISEMENT