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[1] Rupali Repale | |
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Born |
Mumbai,
Maharashtra, India | 3 February 1982
Nationality | Indian |
Occupations |
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Relatives | Vishal Hinge (Spouse), Swaraj Hinge (Son), Hindavi Hinge (daughter) |
Website |
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Rupali Ramdas Repale (born 3 February 1982 in Mumbai), is an Indian open-water long-distance swimmer and triathlete. She swam the English Channel in the solo swim category on 15 August 1994 [4] [5] in a time span of 16 hours and 7 minutes, making her the youngest successful swimmer (12 years old) to cross the English Channel for the year 1994. [6] She swam a total of seven straits during the course of her swimming career, Gibraltar Strait, Palk Strait, Bass Strait, Cook Strait, [7] Robben Island Channel and Mumbai-Dharamtar Channel. [8] [9]
Rupali Repale was born in
Mumbai, the daughter of Ramdas Repale and Rekha Repale, who were small-scale business owners from a modest financial background. Born in rural
Pune, both the parents moved to Mumbai city in 1970s shortly before their marriage and settled in
Bhandup, a suburb of Mumbai. Rupali completed her schooling at Bright High School & Junior College Bhandup-(west) and went on to graduate with a degree in sociology from
Mumbai University.
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Rupali started swimming at an early age and soon developed a penchant for it. She showed remarkable stamina even at an early age and could swim for hours at a stretch. Noticed by her coaches and later backed by her father, she soon started training for long-distance events and later in the open waters. Apart from swimming, she also participates in
Triathlon events and has achieved many accolades in it as well.
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Rupali is the founder and director of Rupali Industries, [19] a water purification based home appliance company. In her spare time she likes to coach young talent at local swimming pools.[ citation needed]
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