Raha Akhavan
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Prof. Dr. Raha Akhavan Tabatabaei
Prof. Dr. Raha Akhavan Tabatabaei
Prof. Dr. Raha Akhavan Tabatabaei
Prof. Dr. Raha Akhavan Tabatabaei
Prof. Dr. Raha Akhavan Tabatabaei is an Iranian open water swimmer who specializes in Operations Management & Business Analytics at the Sabanci Business School in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She was part of Team Channel Swim, a four-person relay across the English Channel in August 2019 with Deniz Kayadelen, Emre Deliveli, and Darren Watson.
- She participated in the Out of our Comfort Zone 33.5 km English Channel relay with Emre Deliveli, Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaei, Yasemin Bagana, and Deniz Kayadelen from England to France on 25 August 2019 in 11 hours 40 minutes with escort pilot Eric Hartley.
- She participated in the Mad Turks relay with Turkish open water swimmers including Emre Deliveli, Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaei, Yasemin Bagana and Deniz Kayadelen, the first Turkish team to complete a relay across the 35 km North Channel on 30 July 2019.
- On 13 October 2021, she completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 15 hours 4 minutes 33 seconds with observer Don Van Cleve and coach Nora Toledano. She was first female from Iran to complete the solo crossing of the Catalina Channel with this achievement.
- On 24 September 2022, she was the first bioprene female from Iran to swim 14.4 km across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 5 hours 46 minutes.
- In August 2023, she completed the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island, dedicating her 45.9 km circumnavigation swim to the brave women of Iran, fighting for their freedom.
North Channel Relay
with Emre Deliveli, Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaei, Yasemin Bagana and Deniz Kayadelen, the first Turkish team to complete a relay across the 35 km North Channel on 30 July 2019.
English Channel Relay
Emre Deliveli, Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaei, Yasemin Bagana, and Deniz Kayadelen are part of Team Channel Swim across the English Channel on 25 August 2019.
20 Bridges Swim
External links
- Raha Akhavan Tabatabaei: Professor by Day, Adventurer by Nature
- US-Born Iranian to Swim around Manhattan for “Brave” Women in Iran
- Asociación Cruce a Nado del Estrecho de Gibraltar Reported A Successful 2022 Season
- Asociación Cruce a Nado del Estrecho de Gibraltar
- Open Water Swimming
- Crossings Continue In The Catalina Channel
- Channel Swimming Association
- Team Channel Swim
