Biography of taranath shenoy

  • biography of taranath shenoy

    • Taranath Narayan Shenoy

    Indian swimmer

    Taranath Narayan Shenoy

    Born

    Maharashtra, India

    OccupationSwimmer
    Years&#;activeSince
    Known&#;forMarathon swimming
    AwardsPadma Shri
    International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
    Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
    Arjuna Award
    Shiv Chhatrapati Award
    Van Audenaerde Special Award

    Taranath Narayan Shenoy, is a deaf and visually impaired Indian swimmer[1] and an honoree of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.[2] He is a winner of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, having successfully completed the English Channel, Catalina Channel and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in [4]

    Biography

    Shenoy was born deaf and his vision was impaired to the level of legal blindness at birth.[5] He took to swimming at an early age and attempted to swim across the Engl