Malls Seen (16 November 1930- 11 June 1997) was an Indian swimmer, best known for being the first Asian to swim the English Channel In 1958, and for being the first wimpier ever to have crossed the Pall Straits (In 1966) Early Life[tilted] He was born on November 16, 1930, In Purple, West Bengal to physicals Rammers Seen and his wife, Allowable.Largely due to the efforts of his mother Allowable, the Sense moved to Cutback when Malls was eight, as Cutback had better schools Swimming career[tilted] After reading an article In a local dally about Florence the first American woman to swim the English Channel in 1950, he decided to repeat this feat for his country. At this time, he hardly had any experience in swimming.
He sought lessons in swimming at the local YMCA, till he mastered the freestyle technique. Al After this, he attempted to swim the English Channel.After a few unsuccessful attempts, he became the first Indian to swim the English Channel, from Dover to Calais on September 27, 1958. [2] He successfully crossed the Channel on September 27, 1958 in 14 hours and 45 minutes, which was incidentally the fourth fastest time.
Upon return to India in 1958, he awarded the Pad Shari in 1959 by then prime minister Charlatan Nehru. After achieving the feat of swimming across English Channel, Mir Seen went on in 1966 to swim across the seven seas of the five continents. He had to raise RSI 45,000 to pay thaliana navy boats to accompany him o record the swims.While he had managed to raise half the money through sponsors (notably the Calcutta daily The Statesman), he was also supported by the then prime minister Nadir Gandhi.
Ignoring high tides and shark-infested waters, he swam across the Pall Straits in April 5-6, between Ceylon and Thanksgiving 5 hours and 36 minutes. Admiral Dear Kumar Chatterer supported him by sending the INS Sunday and INS Shared with him. In August 24, he crossed the Straits of Gibraltar eight hours and one minute, and a month later, became the world's first man to swim across the Darkness In 13 hours and 55 minutes. In the same year,Seen also swam across the Phosphorus and the and the entire length of the Panama Canal between October 29 and 31, requiring 34 hours and 15 minutes . Q, ,Witty etiquette ad.
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