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Swimming · India

Anita Sood

Anita Sood-Mankar (born January 18, 1966) is a former national woman swimming champion of India. She became the fastest Asian swimmer to cross the English Channel with a time of 8 hours and 15 minutes on August 17, 1987, becoming the 333rd person to swim the channel. She was awarded Arjuna Award for her achievements.

Profile details

Born
18 Jan 1973
Sport
Swimming
Discipline
Aquatic
Category
Women
Status
Active

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Honours & Awards

  • ▸Arjuna Award

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Anita Sood-Mankar (born January 18, 1966) is a former national woman swimming champion of India. She became the fastest Asian swimmer to cross the English Channel with a time of 8 hours and 15 minutes on August 17, 1987, becoming the 333rd person to swim the channel. She was awarded Arjuna Award for her achievements.

Biography adapted from Anita Sood on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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