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Indian swimmer and triathlete
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Sagar KanyaRupali Repale
A woman receiving an awardRepale receiving National Adventure Award at the hands of Hon. Uma Bharti, New Delhi 1999.
Born (1982-02-03) 3 February 1982 (age 42)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
RelativesVishal Hinge (Spouse), Swaraj Hinge (Son), Hindavi Hinge (daughter)
Websitewww.rupaliaqua.com

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 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. She swam a total of seven straits during the course of her swimming career, Gibraltar Strait, Palk Strait, Bass Strait, Cook Strait, Robben Island Channel and Mumbai-Dharamtar Channel.

Early life and background

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.
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.

Swimming career

Awards and honors

Present activities

Rupali is the founder and director of Rupali Industries, a water purification based home appliance company. In her spare time she likes to coach young talent at local swimming pools.

Books on Rupali

  • Biographical book Jal Akramile (Marathi) written by Sumedh Vadavala and published by Rajhans Prakashans.
  • Excerpt from Rupali's book is included in the Maharashtra state school curriculum to encourage youth involvement in sports.

References

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  15. "Cook Strait swimming record smashed". 31 January 2009.
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. "National Adventure Awards, Indira Gandhi NSS Awards to be presented" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 4 June 1999. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  18. http://mcomments.outlookindia.com/story.aspx?sid=4&aid=205437
  19. "Home". rupaliaqua.com.
  20. "Jal Akramile-जल आक्रमिले". Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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