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English Channel Relay Swim: Fitness enthusiast Ankita Konwar has created history by completing the challenging English Channel Relay Swim under extreme conditions.

On Saturday, she took to Instagram to share her pictures from the milestone and revealed that she has become first Assamese woman and the first woman from North East India to complete the iconic English Channel Relay Swim. In the caption, she also revealed that after battling freezing waters, strong tides, and unpredictable currents, she successfully reached the French coast as part of a six-member international relay team. Ankita also expressed gratitude to her husband Milind Soman for his constant support throughout her journey.

Ankita wrote, “Swam the English Channel in a relay yesterday!!! I kept a promise to myself. Last year, on my birthday, I had hiked upto the English Channel swim start and told myself that I will swim in it one day. And I did it yesterday What makes it even more special is that it’s the 100th year celebration of Gertrude Ederle crossing the channel. She was the first woman in the world to have done it.”