Palk Strait — India · Sri Lanka · Malawi

Dhanushkodi - Talaimannar

35.3 km
Distance
Talaimannar, Sri Lanka ↔ Dhanushkodi, India
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

Timeline

Computed from the recorded crossings: the first, the first by sex, the first from each country and every record broken.

  1. First crossingMihir Sen
  2. First from countryMihir Sen🇮🇳 India
  3. RecordTaranath Narayan Shenoy · Race · 13:05
  4. RecordBula Chowdhury ChakrabortyWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 14:52
  5. RecordBalasaheb Ramchandra GhadgeWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 12:41
  6. First from countryEdie Ai-Ming Hu, Adam Moss🇺🇸 United States10:18
  7. RecordEdie Ai-Ming Hu, Adam MossWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 10:18
  8. RecordJayant DubleWetsuit and other assisted swimwear · Solo · 9:00

Crossings per decade

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Distance is the shortest straight line between the start and finish coastal stretches, not the GPS track length: currents cause swimmers to cover much more distance.

Source: Rassegna stampa. Crossings as recorded by the body that ratified them.