Prabhat Koli
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | प्रभात राजू कोली |
| Born | 27 July 1999 Nerul, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Open water swimming |
Prabhat Raju Koli (born 27 July 1999) is an Indian open water swimmer based in Mumbai. In 2018, Koli was awarded with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award,[1] which was presented by Ramnath Kovind, the President of India.[2][3] He was also awarded with Shiv Chhatrapati Award[4] by the Maharashtra government.
Swimming
[edit]In 2016, Koli participated in the 81 kilometres (50 mi) India National Open Water Swimming Competition in West Bengal. He has swum 66 kilometres (41 mi) around the Isle of Jersey; 34 kilometres (21 mi) across the English Channel; 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in the Cape Town, South Africa, Langban Swim; 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) from Robben Islandin to Blouberg, South Africa; 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Landudno to Campus Bay, South Africa; 32.3 kilometres (20.1 mi) across the Catalina Channel in California; 42 kilometres (26 mi) across the Molokai Channel in Hawaii. He participated in the 45.9 kilometres (28.5 mi), 20 Bridges Swim in New York; swam 15.2 kilometres (9.4 mi) across the Bodenseequerung, from Lindau, Germany, to Rorschach, Switzerland; 19.5 kilometres (12.1 mi) across the Tsugaru Strait in Japan; 35 kilometres (22 mi) across the North Channel; and 14.4 kilometres (8.9 mi) across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco.[5][6][7]
Honours
[edit]Koli has won awards for being:
- The youngest swimmer of the Triple Crown of Open Water.[8]
- The first Asian swimmer to swim from Germany to Switzerland.[8]
- The youngest swimmer to swim from Llandudno to Camps Bay in South Africa.[8]
- First Asian swimmer to swim from Jersey to France.[8][9]
- The first swimmer to swim along the Cape Town coast in South Africa.[10]
- The first Asian swimmer to swim in the mainland in Anacapa.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "News: Tenzing Norgay awardee Prabhat Koli talks to PS". Power Sportz. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2018 Announced". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Prabhat Koli Wins Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award". World Open Water Swimming Association. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ PTI. "48 sportspersons to bag Shiv Chhatrapati Award". The Bridge Chronicle. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Prabhat Koli Getting Closer". World Open Water Swimming Association. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Prabhat Koli | LongSwims Database". longswims.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Marathon Open Water Swimming". The Coca-Cola Company. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Desai, Shail (26 April 2019). "Prabhat Koli king of six oceans after crossing Strait of Gibraltar". Sports Lounge. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Prabhat Koli, 1st Asian Teen to Swim UK-France Channel". Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "SwimIndia: India's only platform for the Swimming Community". swimindia.in. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "मेनलॅन्ड ते अँनाकापा पोहणारा प्रभात ठरला पहिला आशियाई जलतरणपटू" [Prabhat became the first Asian swimmer to swim from the mainland to Annakapa]. Lokmat (in Marathi). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.