{"id":1217,"date":"2021-06-11T15:15:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T09:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2021-12-10T18:58:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T13:28:26","slug":"indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66179f6dcc01e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66179f6dcc01e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#Indian_Swimmers_Most_Famous_Indian_Swimmers_of_All_Time\" title=\"Indian Swimmers : Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\">Indian Swimmers : Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#List_of_Best_Swimming_Players_in_India\" title=\"List of Best Swimming Players in India\">List of Best Swimming Players in India<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#1_Virdhawal_Khade\" title=\"#1. Virdhawal Khade\">#1. Virdhawal Khade<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#2_Sajan_Prakash\" title=\"#2. Sajan Prakash\">#2. Sajan Prakash<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#3_Sandeep_Sejwal\" title=\"#3. Sandeep Sejwal\">#3. Sandeep Sejwal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#4_Rehan_Jehangir_Poncha\" title=\"#4. Rehan Jehangir Poncha\">#4. Rehan Jehangir Poncha<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#5_Shikha_Tandon\" title=\"#5. Shikha Tandon\">#5. Shikha Tandon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#6_Anshul_Kothari\" title=\"#6. Anshul Kothari\">#6. Anshul Kothari<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#7_Bhakti_Sharma\" title=\"#7. Bhakti Sharma\">#7. Bhakti Sharma<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#8_Nisha_Millet\" title=\"#8. Nisha Millet\">#8. Nisha Millet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#Best_Swimming_Players_in_India_from_Past\" title=\"Best Swimming Players in India from Past\">Best Swimming Players in India from Past<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#9_Mihir_Sen\" title=\"#9. Mihir Sen\">#9. Mihir Sen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#10_Bula_Choudhury\" title=\"#10. Bula Choudhury\">#10. Bula Choudhury<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/indian-swimmers-most-famous-indian-swimmers-of-all-time\/#11_Khajan_Singh\" title=\"#11. Khajan Singh\">#11. Khajan Singh<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indian_Swimmers_Most_Famous_Indian_Swimmers_of_All_Time\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: #800000;\"><strong>Indian Swimmers : <\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 36pt; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1229 \" title=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11-2.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" width=\"1031\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11-2-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11-2-768x293.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Indian Swimmers List:<\/strong> India has produced quite a number of swimmers who have excelled in Asian as well as Commonwealth Games. Our performance in swimming has been steadily improving for the last several years and our players are able to match with the international stars of other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_Best_Swimming_Players_in_India\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 36pt; color: #800080;\"><strong>List of Best Swimming Players in India<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Some of the current prominent names in Indian swimming are listed below:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Virdhawal_Khade\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>#1. Virdhawal Khade<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1219 \" title=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-9.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" width=\"1045\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-9.jpg 759w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-9-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When we look at the current swimmers, <strong>Virdhawal Khade<\/strong> is one of the most accomplished swimmers in India. Born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra on 29 August 1991 this young swimmer has represented India in Asian, Commonwealth, and Olympic games. He specializes in freestyle swimming and has competed in 50, 100, and 200 meters freestyle in the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing, where though he lost, he set an Indian national record in 100 meters freestyle. One of the notable achievements in his career was winning a bronze in the 50 meters butterfly category at the 2010 Asian Games, Guangzhou which was India\u2019s first medal in swimming after a gap of 24 years. He was felicitated with the Prestigious Arjuna Award in 2011 by the Government of India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Also Check<\/span> : <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/all-you-need-to-know-about-arati-saha\/\">https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/all-you-need-to-know-about-arati-saha\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Sajan_Prakash\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>#2. Sajan Prakash<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1220 \" title=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" width=\"1088\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2-1-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2-1-768x430.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Sajan Prakash<\/strong> is a talented swimmer from Kerala, who came into the limelight with a bang in National swimming, winning 6 golds and 3 silver, thereby creating a National record for the most number of medals. He competes in Freestyle and Butterfly events. He had also won gold and silver medals in the Asian age group and Indoor swimming. One of his notable achievements is holding an Asian games record in 800 meters freestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Sandeep_Sejwal\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>#3. Sandeep Sejwal<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1221 \" title=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/3-9.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" width=\"1006\" height=\"1041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/3-9.jpg 750w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/3-9-290x300.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sandeep Sejwal is a Devnagari, Karnataka born Swimmer, who is the Senior National Champion and Indian National record holder in 50m, 100m, and 200m \u00a0 Coached by Nihar Amin in Bangalore, he has won silver medals in 50m and 100m breaststroke events at the Asian Indoor Games 2007. He also qualified in the swimming events for the 2012 London Olympics after timing 1:02.92s in the 100m breaststroke event at the 14th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/fina1908\">FINA<\/a> World Championships conducted in Shanghai.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Rehan_Jehangir_Poncha\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>#4. Rehan Jehangir Poncha<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1222 \" title=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-7.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" width=\"1044\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-7.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-7-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A specialist in backstroke, butterfly, and individual medley events, <strong>Rehan Jahangir Poncha<\/strong> is also one of the top-level swimmers in India. He has been a five-time national champion and a 6-time national record holder. He received the Arjuna Award and Dronacharya award also, for his contribution to coaching. He was a member of the relay team which created a national record in 2009 Foshan Asian games Medley and Freestyle events, along with Virdhawal khade, Aaron D\u2019Souza, and Sandeep Sejwal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Also Check<\/span> : <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/swimming-strokes-types-swimming-styles-techniques\/\">https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/swimming-strokes-types-swimming-styles-techniques\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Shikha_Tandon\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>#5. Shikha Tandon<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1223 \" title=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-6.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Swimmers: Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time\" width=\"1062\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-6.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-6-475x356.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1062px) 100vw, 1062px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Shikha Tandon<\/strong> has a remarkable record of 146 National medals and 36 medals in international events. Tandon competed in the Asian games at the young age of 13 and won her first World Championship at the age of 16. She set a new record in the 200m individual medley in Junior National Aquatic Championship in 2001. In the Athens Olympics, she had qualified for 50m and 100m freestyle, which was a first for the Indian female swimmers. In the year of 2005, she held 7 national awards and was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award in the year 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Anshul_Kothari\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>#6. Anshul Kothari<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1224 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1156\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Born with a chronic flat foot condition, <strong>Anshul Kothari<\/strong> was advised to undergo surgery, but his parents took a bold step by making him participate in physical activities. Soon, he developed an affinity towards swimming and was able to win medals in national-level tournaments. He has won gold and silver at the South Asian Games and Asian age group Championships respectively. In the year 2006, he was awarded the coveted Sardar Patel award and the Junior Eklavya award in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Bhakti_Sharma\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #333399;\"><strong>#7. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\">Bhakti Sharma<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1225 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/7-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1122\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/7-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/7-3-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/7-3-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Bhakti Sharma<\/strong> is an adventurous swimmer, who has swum across all the five mighty oceans. She is the first Asian woman to set a record in open swimming in the Antarctic ocean by breaking the record of Lynne Cox and Lewis Pugh. In the year 2010, she was lauded with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Nisha_Millet\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">#8.<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\">Nisha Millet<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1226 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/8-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1051\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/8-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/8-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/8-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/8-3-475x356.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1051px) 100vw, 1051px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Nisha Millet<\/strong> is a swimmer from Bangalore. She was the sole woman in the Indian swim team at the Sydney Olympics, 2000. In the year 1994, she had won the first international medal at the Asian Age group Championship, Hongkong which marked a high point in her career. She has been felicitated with numerous awards such as the Arjuna award, Rajyotsava award, Karnataka State Eklavya award, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Also Check<\/span> : <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/best-inspirational-volleyball-quotes-sayings-quotes-for-volleyball\/\">https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/best-inspirational-volleyball-quotes-sayings-quotes-for-volleyball\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Swimming_Players_in_India_from_Past\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 36pt; color: #800000;\"><strong>Best Swimming Players in India from Past<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Some of the renowned Indian Swimmers List from the past are:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Mihir_Sen\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #333399;\"><strong>#9. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\">Mihir Sen<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1230 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1028\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/21.jpg 870w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/21-121x80.jpg 121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1028px) 100vw, 1028px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Mihir Sen<\/strong>, one of the greatest ever long-distance swimmers in the world, was born in Purulia, West Bengal. He was one of the iconic figures for the youth of his generation. He was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel in the year 1958 with the 4<sup>th<\/sup> fastest time. His greatest achievement was swimming across the oceans of five continents in one calendar year for the first time ever in 1966, which landed him in The Guinness Book of records. For his superlative achievements, he was awarded the Padmashree, Padma Bhushan, and Blitz Nehru Trophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Bula_Choudhury\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">#10.<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\">Bula Choudhury<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1227 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1188\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Bula Choudhury<\/strong> is another famous Indian long-distance swimmer from Hugli, West Bengal. She is the first woman ever to swim across the seven seas. She has also crossed the mighty English Channel twice. She was lauded with the prestigious Arjuna Award and Padmashree award. Apart from making a strong image in the swimming sphere, she was also elected as the MLA in the year 2006 in West Bengal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Khajan_Singh\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>#11. Khajan Singh<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1228 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/10-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/10-1.jpg 601w, https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/10-1-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The first Indian to win a silver medal at 1988 Seoul Asian games in the 200-meter butterfly, <strong>Khajan Singh<\/strong> is considered as one of the top swimmers that India has ever produced. Being the undisputed king of national swimming, his other great successes came in the south Asian games where he had won a stupendous seven gold medals. He was awarded the Arjuna award in the year 1984.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is a limited list of prominent swimmers from India. However, there are quite a number of equally well-known swimmers who have also excelled in national and international events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Also Check<\/span> : <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/top-5-richest-t20-leagues-in-the-world-t20-cricket-leagues\/\">https:\/\/sportsroid.com\/top-5-richest-t20-leagues-in-the-world-t20-cricket-leagues\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Swimmers : Most Famous Indian Swimmers of All Time Indian Swimmers List: India has produced quite a number of swimmers who have excelled in Asian as well as Commonwealth Games. Our performance in swimming has been steadily improving for the last several years and our players are able to match with the international stars of other countries. List of Best Swimming Players in India Some of the current prominent names in Indian swimming are listed below: #1. Virdhawal Khade When we look at the current swimmers, Virdhawal Khade is one of the most accomplished swimmers in India. 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