17-year-old swimmer first to double cross the Bangla Channel
Pune's 17-year-old Sampanna Ramesh Shelar has become the first swimmer in history to cross the Bangla Channel back and forth.  Shelar finished the 32.2-km swim in nine hours and 10 minutes. He swam from Saint Martin's Island Jetty to Teknaf in Bangladesh and back. "I now eye the upcoming competition in Bhagirathi River for 81 km," Shelar said.