Srikaanth Viswanathan From Molokai To Oahu

50-year-old Indian marathon swimmer Srikaanth Viswanathan Bangalore, Karnataka is attempting a 42 km crossing of the Molokai Channel from Molokai to Oahu under the escort of Michael Twigg-Smith with feeder Terri Dietz.

With numerous channel crossings and marathon swims under his swim cap, he was conferred with India's highest national adventure award - Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020 by Hon'ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind, for the Water Category in November 2021.

He gave a TEDx Manipal Talk on Channeling Your Dreams:


Update: Bill Goding reported, "Srikaanth’s swim ended after 12 hours 30 minutes He was approximately halfway. He had jellyfish stings, [facing] strong current, and was fatigued."

Reported by Bill Goding.
Location: Huntington Beach, CA, USA

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