Sri Lanka, April 11 -- Leading Aircraftman Roshan Abeysundara of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) says that set a new Asian record by swimming across the Palk Strait in just 28 hours, 19 minutes, and 43 seconds.
Early morning on Saturday (April 10), Abeysundara kicked off his record-breaking mission from the Talaimannar beach in Mannar.
He had been presented with a thermal swimming kit which would assist during his record-breaking attempt, by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana.
Abeysundara's mission commencing from the Talaimannar Beach will reach Dhanuskodi, Rameswaram in India and conclude once he swims back to the Talaimannar Beach.
The attempt of the 59.3-kilometer swim is estimated to conclude within a total...