Jiya Rai became the youngest para swimmer to cross an English Channel.

• 16 year old teenager is not just the youngest, but also the fastest para swimmer in the world to achieve this feat on July 28-29.
• Jiya swam through the English Channel from the Abbot's Cliff in England to Pointe de la Courte-Dune in France in a time of 17 hours and 25 minutes from July 28 to 29.
• She covered a distance of 34 kilometres en route to her feat.
• Jiya, suffering from Autism Spectrum disorder, is the daughter of Madan Rai, MC-at-Arms, serving at Mumbai.