In Hooghly River With Hands Tied, Bengal Boy Swims Record 10,000 Metres

Mukesh Gupta, a resident of Howrah, West Bengal, has managed to dominate the headlines by swimming in the Hooghly River for 2 hours with both hands tied. According to the Local 18 Bengal, his name has been recorded in the India Book of Records for this feat of swimming across 10,000 meters. His accomplishment has elicited a great response in the Howrah area because swimming in this Hooghly river is not considered easy at all. Also, a swimmer has to apply a lot of physical strength to swim in the Hooghly River – generally turbulent during monsoon. The natives of the Howrah region assembled at the bridge to watch Mukesh swim for such a massive distance. Mukesh entered the Hooghly River from the Jagannath Ghat at 06.55 am today.

An Inspector said that Mukesh had become the first person in India to record a swim with two hands tied in such a short time. Mukesh was honoured with a certificate after completing the swim at Ramakrishnapur Ghat in Central Howrah. The former councillor of the area, Shri Rai, was also present on this occasion and welcomed him. Rai said that Mukesh has made all of us proud despite suffering from the financial crisis. The former councillor said that the Ward Number 29 native will be provided with all kinds of support in the future. Mukesh has written to all the administrative officials regarding the financial crisis he is facing. There was no response.

As seen in the Local 18 visual, Mukesh showed no signs of panic and anxiety when people were tying both hands. Even while swimming, he can be seen performing the activity very calmly and gradually proceeding to the shore of the river.

In a similar instance, to encourage people of all ages to learn swimming, the Valassery River Swimming Club here organised an event. In this event, a 70-year-old woman Arifa V K, of Thaikkattukara in Aluva swam across the 780-metre-wide stretch of the Periyar with her hands tied. She said,” “I decided to learn swimming by seeing my children who were trained at the same academy. Nine members of my family know how to swim. Earlier this year, I swam across the Periyar.”

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