A seven-year-old swimmer, Ishank from Ranchi, India, has made history by successfully crossing the challenging sea route between Sri Lanka and India, setting a new world record at a very young age.<\/p>\n
The young swimmer covered a distance of nearly 29 kilometres from Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi across the dangerous Palk Strait in just 9 hours and 50 minutes. With this achievement, he has become the youngest swimmer in the world to complete this route.<\/p>\n
The feat was accomplished on April 30, 2026, as a result of rigorous training, discipline, and strong determination. For this accomplishment, he was awarded the \u201cYoungest and Fastest Palk Strait Swimmer\u201d world record certificate by the Universal Records Forum.<\/p>\n
To prepare for this challenge, Ishank trained for 4 to 5 hours daily at the Dhurwa Dam in Ranchi under the guidance of his coaches, Aman Kumar Jaiswal and Bajrang Kumar.<\/p>\n
A Grade 3 student of DAV Shyamali School in Ranchi, Ishank has received praise from his school as well. The school principal described his achievement as a proud moment for the institution, the city of Ranchi, and the entire country, noting that completing such a feat at a young age reflects exceptional courage, discipline, and determination.<\/p>\n
The principal further emphasized that Ishank\u2019s success proves that with dedication and proper guidance, any goal can be achieved, and wished him a bright future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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