Aditya Raut
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Aditya Raut is a record breaking long distance swimmer
. 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
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.
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
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