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13-year-old girl swims from Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in 13 hours Source:Dailynews In a bid to create awareness of autism, 13-year-old Jiya Rai, daughter of Madan Rai of the Indian Navy, from Mumbai swam from Sri Lanka’s Thalaimannar to Arichalmunai in Dhanushkodi here on Sunday. The swimmer, who took 13 hours and five minutes to complete her expedition, was received by a large gathering at the Indian shore led by Tamil Nadu Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu. In a bid to create awareness of autism, 13-year-old Jiya Rai, daughter of Madan Rai of the Indian Navy, from Mumbai swam from Sri Lanka’s Thalaimannar to Arichalmunai in Dhanushkodi here on Sunday. The swimmer, who took 13 hours and five minutes to complete her expedition, was received by a large gathering at the Indian shore led by Tamil Nadu Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu. A swimmer himself, the ...