When actor and fitness enthusiast Milind Soman emerged from the cold waters of the Strait of Gibraltar on May 1, Indian flag in hand, after completing the 15-km crossing from Tarifa in Spain to the Moroccan coast, the internet reacted with collective disbelief. “How is this man 60?” That was the top comment. Soman completed the crossing in under five hours with three other Indians, all in their 30s. Speaking to The Indian Express, he says, “The Gibraltar crossing is one of the world’s most demanding open-water challenges, shaped by strong and shifting currents, rapidly changing tides, dense international shipping traffic and water temperatures that can dip to a punishing 15°C. This is where the Atlantic crashes into the Mediterranean, creating unpredictable and often brutal conditions.…