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Jiya Rai becomes first female with autism to swim across Catalina Channel
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Jiya covered a distance of 34 km in 15 hours, 01 minute and 43 seconds, starting on midnight on 25 Sep 25 from Catalina Island, and finished at the coast of California near San Pedro on 26 Sep 2025. She is the daughter of Madan Rai, MC-at-Arms II of the Indian Navy and has dedicated this swi
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16-year-old Indian girl creates history by swimming across The English Cha
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A 16-year-old girl, Jiya Rai, with autism spectrum disorder, successfully swam across the English Channel, a distance of 34 km, in 17 hours and 25 minutes and became the youngest and fastest para swimmer in the world to achieve this feat in solo swimming.
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Autism-affected girl creates history, swims from Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 21 (ANI): Jiya Rai, an Indian para-swimmer suffering from autism, has set a new record by crossing the Bakjala Junction in 13 hours from Sri Lanka's Thalaimannar to Arichalmunai in Dhanushkodi on Sunday.
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Jiya Rai, a navy school student, awarded Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Pura
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): A 12-year-old girl, who is studying at Navy Children School has been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022 under the open water swimming category, the highest award for citizens below 18 years.
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12-yr-old daughter of navy sailor swims 36 km in Arabian Sea to create awa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 18 (ANI): A 12-year-old daughter of a Naval sailor Madan Rai created history by swimming from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India, a distance of 36 kilometres, in 8 hours and 40 minutes.
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12-year-old special child felicitated for world record in open water swimm
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 24 (ANI): On February 15, Jiya Rai, a 12-year-old, created a world record by becoming the youngest and the fastest specially-abled girl to swim 14 kilometres in open water.
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