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After conquering the grueling Manhattan 20 Bridges Swim, Shreyas Hosur sets his sight on IRONMAN 70.3 Goa

Bengaluru, Oct 17 (UNI) After completing the Manhattan 20 Bridges Swim considered of the toughest swim challenges in the world, covering 48.5 kms around the city of Manhattan, 37-year-old IAS officer Shreyas Hosur has now set his sight on completing the Ironman 70.3 Goa to be held in Panaji next month.
He will be participating in the event along with his wife Divya Hosur, also an IAS officer from 2012 batch stationed in Bengaluru as Defence Estate officer. The husband-wife duo will be vying to become the first bureaucrat couple to complete the grueling race which involves 1.9km swim, 90kms cycling and 21.1kms running.
Shreyas, who is posted as Head of Finance, Bengaluru Division, South Western Railways, became the first-ever bureaucrat to complete the Manhattan 20 Bridges Swim last month, where he took 9 hours 12 minutes to complete the incredibly challenging 48.5 kms swim circumnavigating the island city of Manhattan. To complete this swim known as one of the toughest open-water marathon swims in the world, he battled powerful currents, shifting tides, choppy water and even gained nearly 10 kilos to increase his fat percentage that would help him stay warm in the freezing water conditions.
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