Nashik: 16-Year-Old Divya Mahajan Sets World Record In North Channel Swim
Nashik: Sixteen-year-old Divya Mahajan from Nashik has created history by swimming across the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland in 15 hours and 50 minutes. With this remarkable feat, she has become the youngest swimmer in the world to complete the challenging channel crossing. The North Channel is considered one of the most difficult legs of the Ocean’s Seven challenge. The…
Nashik, India: A 16-year-old swimmer named Divya Mahajan has etched her name in the record books by becoming the youngest person ever to swim across the treacherous North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. Her impressive accomplishment - a 15-hour and 50-minute swim in 2023 - eclipses the previous record set by British swimmer Jessica Robbins, who completed the crossing a year later at the age of 17.
Known for its extreme cold, powerful currents, erratic tides, brutal winds and venomous jellyfish, the North Channel is one of the most formidable obstacles in the Ocean's Seven challenge. Divya's father, Dr Hitendra Mahajan, is a former cyclist who completed the grueling Race Across America in 2015. His legacy appears to have inspired his daughter to excel in the field of open-water swimming.
Currently in her Class 11 studies in Manchester, Divya's historic achievement has not only brought immense pride to her hometown of Nashik and her nation, but also underscores India's growing prominence in the world of sports.
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