| Name(s) |
RUPALI Ramdas
REPALE |
| Date of
Birth |
February 03, 1982
- in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian open water long distance
swimmer and triathlete. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- August 15, 1994 - On this day, she
became the youngest Indian and the youngest ever to cross
the English Channel. English Channel, England to France, 34
kilometers in 16 hours and 7 minutes.
- 1994 - Gibraltar Strait, Spain to
Morocco, 28 kilometers in 5 hours and 5 minutes.
1995 - Mumbai to Dharamtar two-way
Gateway of India swim, 72 kilometers in 21 hours and 30
minutes.
1995 - Sri Lanka to India, 40
kilometers in 11 hours and 5 minutes.
1996 - Bass Strait, Phillip Bay to
Melbourne, 65 kilometers in 17 hours, required swimming
within the confines of a cage due to the shark-infested
nature of the strait.
1998 - Cook Strait, Pegano Head to
Waipiro Bay (New Zealand), 80 kilometers in 19 hours 44
minutes, record for the longest successful swim in first
attempt.
2000 - Three Anchor Bay to Robben
Island (South Africa) two-way. 30 kilometers in 7 hrs.
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Other Events &
Developments |
She swam the English Channel in the
solo swim category on 15 August 1994 in
a time span of 16 hours and 7 minutes
making her the youngest successful
swimmer (12 years old) to cross the
English Channel for the year 1994. She
swam a total of seven straits during the
course of her swimming career, Gibraltar
Strait, Palk Strait, Bass Strait, Cook
Strait, Robben Island Channel and
Mumbai-Dharamtar Channel. |
|
Awards and Accolades |
- National Youth Award - 1995.
- National Adventure Award - 1999.
- HIMA Foundation Award - 1995.
- Sagar Kanya
title conferred upon by the
Government of Maharashtra.
- Dolphin Queen
title conferred upon by the
Government of New Zealand.
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