Siddhartha Agarwal became the oldest Indian swimmer to swim across the English Channel (between England and France), Swim Life said in a press release.

• The 49-year-old swam across the English Channel on August 29.
• The Bengaluru man took 15 hours and six minutes to complete the distance of 42 km.
• The last 10kms posing the greatest test of resilience as he had to battle rigid conditions, high tides due to windspeed of approximately 25 miles per hour.