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Arati Saha
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Arati Saha (later Arati Gupta, born 24 September 1940 – 23 August 1994) was an Indian long-distance swimmer. She was best known for becoming the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel on 29 September 1959 at the age of 19[1][2][3][4] In 1960, she became the first Indian sportswoman to be awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour in India.
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![]() Saha on a 1999 stamp of India | |||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Arati Saha | ||||||||||||||
National team | India | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1940-09-24)24 September 1940 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||
Died | 23 August 1994(1994-08-23) (aged 53) Calcutta, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | Dr. Arun Gupta | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, Long-distance swimming, Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
Club | Hatkhola Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Sachin Nag | ||||||||||||||
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