Mangaluru, Dec 18, 2020: Nagaraj Kharvi, a teacher has entered the India Book of Records by successfully swimming in the Arabian sea in a Padmasana Yoga posture and with his legs chained, on December 18, Friday.
He reached his destination at the Tannirbavi beach by covering the distance of one kilometer in 25 minutes 16 seconds and 63 fraction.
Though the wind this morning was in the northward direction, he used his full force and reached the flag that was posted in the southern direction.
His coach B Krishna Naik was elated over Kharvi’s stunning performance. Kharvi himself said his years of hard work has yielded result.
Nagaraj Kharvi is a teacher by profession and is serving the Kalmanja Government Higher Primary School in Kundapur.