The 19 km All India Swimming Marathon is annually held in River Bhagirathi in Murshidabad, West Bengal.

15-year-old Tejas Sakaran and 16-year-old Varada Dharmadhikari faced a decision to either swim or continue studying for their all-important school board exam which decides their career. Their schools were reluctant to grant them concession. They were joined by their teammate, 20-year-old engineering student Sayali Pendharkar.

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