Palk Strait swims
| Route | Swims | First | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 11 | Mihir Sen - 1966 | M. Tulasi Chaitanya - 08:25:00 (2018) |
| Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi to Talaimannar | 1 | V.S. Kumar Anandan - 1974 | V.S. Kumar Anandan - 51:NA:00 (1974) |
| Valvettithurai to Point Calimere | 2 | Murugupillai Navratnaswami - 1954 | Murugupillai Navratnaswami - 27:08:00 (1954) |
| Date | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Route | Km | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Mar 27 | Murugupillai Navratnaswami |  |
44 | Valvettithurai to Point Calimere | 59 | 27:08:00 | |
| 1963 NA NA | V.S. Kumar Anandan | |
Valvettithurai to Point Calimere | 59 | 42:NA:00 | ||
| 1966 Apr 6 | Mihir Sen | |
35 | Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 25:44:00 | |
| 1974 NA NA | V.S. Kumar Anandan | |
Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi to Talaimannar | 58 | 51:NA:00 | ||
| 1981 NA NA | Taranath Narayan Shenoy | |
Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 13:05:00 | ||
| 1994 Apr NA | Veerabadran Kutraleeshwaran | |
Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 16:NA:00 | ||
| 2004 NA NA | Bula Chowdhury Chakraborty |  |
Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 13:52:00 | ||
| 2011 Mar NA | Rajiv Trivedi | |
Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 12:31:00 | ||
| 2012 Mar 20 | S.P. Murleedharan | |
38 | Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 14:25:00 | |
| 2018 Mar 24 | Raja Eswara Prabhu | |
Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 11:58:00 | ||
| 2018 Mar 25 | M. Tulasi Chaitanya | |
29 | Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 08:25:00 | |
| 2019 Mar 28 | R. Jai Jaswanth | |
10-11 | Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 10:30:00 | |
| 2021 Mar 19 | Syamala Goli | |
Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 13:43:56 | ||
| 2021 Mar 26 | Jayant Jaiprakash Duble | |
Talaimannar to Dhanushkodi | 29 | 09:20:00 |
Reviews
Reviewer: Tulasi Chaitanya (March 2024)
Swam in 2018 (Finished)
Overall Experience: ★️★️★️★️★️
Pilot: Bose sir team
Fees: 3000 pounds
Communication ★️★️★️★️★️
Piloting Skill: ★️★️★️★️★️
Cost/Value: ★️★️★️★️★️
Comments: "They are professional fisher man they have taken me in the easiest way using Garmin GPS they are very professional when will tide changes and when swimming is perfect they guided nicely and i success it"
Association: Madhurai aquatic association
Fees: 1000pounds
Communication ★️★️★️★️★️
Advice & Support: ★️★️★️★️★️
Value: ★️★️★️★️★️
Comments: "They are very good even in 2022 i made my 6 swimmers did tandem and succeeded swam 26kms in 6hrsbut last 4 kms it took 3hrs due to very bad head wind with mother nature supports they finished in other point which took long time to finish"
General Comments: "Palk strait is one historical swim and we expect it include in oceans seven it's far better than tsugaru strait"