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SLAF swimmer who set a world record to swim across the Palk Strait-BY NIROSHA RAJAPAKSE Source:Sundayobserver His abode is within the sight of the sea. His ears hearthe sound of the breaking of the waves. The blue water, kissing shore is his glimpse. Dwelling near by the sea since childhood, his love has frequently been with the sea water; known to him is its beauty as well as that of its danger. He swims as if it were his way of life. He is none but Corporal Roshan Abeysundara of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) whose excellence and remarkable versatility in swimming made the island proud while making him the prestigious world record holder to have swam across the Palk Strait in the least time. In an interview with the Sunday Observer, Roshan declared that his dismay over the constant and ever growing pollution of both the sea and ...