Aditya Raut
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Aditya Raut is a record breaking long distance swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

. He is barely 14 year as on 2007 and has a distinction of swimming across the five continental channels and is the youngest in the world do so and only third India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n to accomplish it. He many holds world records for swimming. He was born to Santosh and Shraddha Raut from Pune. He is taking education at Vikhe Patil High School, Pune.

Family background

Aditya was a normal child before he and his teacher discovered his natural talent to swim long distance. This happened when Aditya was advised by his doctor to swim to recover from a broken leg. His talent was spotted by Vinay Marathe who happens to be his coach.

Present Activities

Aditya is now participating in various international competitions around the world in Europe, Australia and Asia.

Swimming Records

  • Gateway of India
    Gateway of India
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    -Worlds youngest swimmer
  • Robben Island Channel, South Africa
    South Africa
    The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

    -Worlds youngest swimmer http://www.capeswim.com/robbenisland_records.htm
  • Falsebay Iron Competition, South Africa
    South Africa
    The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

    -1st Ranked
  • Cook Strait
    Cook Strait
    Cook Strait is the strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It connects the Tasman Sea on the west with the South Pacific Ocean on the east....

    , New Zealand
    New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

    -Worlds youngest swimmer

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