Irish swimmer Ned Denison swam from the coastal town of Alibaug in adjoining Raigad district to the Gateway of India here Wednesday just for "fun" as he completed the 36-km sea distance in 7 hours and 51 minutes.
The 61-year-old swimmer's journey was overseen by an official appointed by the Swimming Federation of India.
Denison covered the distance in 7 hours and 51 minutes, he said.
"It was a good swim. I was friends with (Marathon swimmer from India) Shubham Vanmali, who wrote an email to me and said 'why don't you come to Mumbai and swim'.
"I booked my ticket (to India) and came here but I still don't know why I was doing it. I did it (undertook the swim) for fun," Denison told PTI from Jaipur, a day after he achieved the feat.
The swimmer from Ireland claimed he has done 48 marathon swims across the World.
He said the swim from Alibaug to Gateway of India was a "challenge and one of the warmest swims" he had undertaken in his career.
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