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 .