Mihir Sen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mihir Sen

Indian swimmer

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1930

Place of Birth: Purulia, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1997

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Mihir Sen (16 November 1930 – 11 June 1997) was an Indian long distance swimmer and businessman.
He was the first Indian to swim the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 1958, and did so in the fourth fastest time (14 hrs & 45 mins).
He was the only man to swim the oceans of the five continents in one calendar year (1966).
These included the Palk Strait, Dardanelles, Bosphorus, Gibraltar, and the entire length of the Panama Canal.
This unique achievement earned him a place in The Guinness Book of Records as the "world's greatest long distance swimmer".