Jiya Rai is now the youngest and fastest female paraswimmer in world to successfully swim solo across the English Channel
- Jiya Rai is now the youngest and fastest female paraswimmer in world to successfully swim solo across the English Channel.
- The 16-year-old covered 34 kilometres in 17 hours and 25 minutes, from Abbots Cliff in England to Pointe de la Courte-Dune in France.
- She holds the world record for open water swimming and competes internationally as a paraswimmer.
- Jiya Rai is a recipient of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022, the highest award for citizens below 18 years of Age.
- Her remarkable conquest of the English Channel has been dedicated to promoting autism awareness.
- She is the daughter of a navy officer serving in Mumbai.
- The English Channel is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It separates Southern England from northern France.
