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Er… no… this is from Bulgaria , actually.Not at all! And this is a real man.Am ignoring the sarcasm. See this Bulgarian, Yane Petkov, is 64, and is known as the Amphibian Man over there. He is a swimming trainer and has just broken a swimming record.No, this record is one of those peculiar ones from the Guinness World Records. He swam the longest distance while in handcuffs and leg irons. Plus, he stayed inside a sack the entire time.He swam 3,380 metres.Not strange. Guess what, this is the second time Petkov has created the record. He has a competitor called Gopal Kharvi from India. He has held the record since 2013. In December that year, Kharvi swam 3,071 metres while in handcuffs and leg irons. He had broken Petkov’s earlier record.Of course. He swam in the sea, from St Mary’s Island to Malpe, near Udupi. Petkov swam in Lake Ohrid in Macedonia.He might. But it did cost him Rs 12 lakh in 2013.Well if not him, someone else should get the record back to India. You have a fancy for hand cuffs, don’t you?