A five-year-old girl named Lohita Sarakshi studying in Chennai's Church Park School, Chennai successfully finished swimming 5 km in the sea along the Marina beach. She had her coach K.S. Elangovan and several trained swimmers accompanying her in the swim which was completed in 2 hours.
She had been swimming for three years and used to swim regularly in the sea. Her impressive feat made parents happy and her father Mahimaidas is a police constable who inspired his daughter as he himself is a swimmer. He had encouraged his children to excel in swimming.