Mihir Sen

Inductee (Honour Swimmer of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

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Mihir Sen,an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

Photo from the Sam Rockett collection shows the swimmers of the 1956 Butlin's International Cross-Channel Swimming Race including 1 Jack McClelland (32 from Belfast), 2 Jack Cloutier (24) Canada, 3 Dogan Sahin (25 from Turkey), 4 Ronald Tarr (19 from London), 5 Clarence Conza (33 from New Zealand), 6 Ian Tirrell (33 from South Africa), 7 Erik Martin (53 from Sweden), 8 Jenny James (28 from Wales), 9 Maria Meesters (17 from Holland), 10 Baptista Pereira (35 from Portugal), 11 Margaret Sweeney (26 from New Zealand), 12 Greta Anderson (29 from Denmark), 13 Elizabeth Wild (22 from New Zealand), 14 Florence Burdett (27 from America), 15 Diana Cleverley (22 from New Zealand), 16 Brenda Fisher (28 from Grimsby), 17 Thomas Park (32 from California), 18 Harold Bracewell (47 from Blackpool), 19 Edward (Ned) Barnie (59 from Scotland), 20 Arthur Rizzo (28 from Malta), 21 Mohammed El Soussi (28 from Syria), 22 Fredrick Oldman (40 from Huddersfield). 23 Mihir Zen (27 from India), 24 Alfredos Camarero (25 from Argentina). Toufic Bleik (25 from Lebanon), Kurt Feilen (30 from Germany), John Healey (29 from Ireland), and Edna Borenstein (19 from Israel) are not included in the photo

Mihir Sen (মিহির সেন) (16 November 1930 - 11 June 1997) from India was a barrister from India who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Swimmer in 1966. In 1958, Sen became the first Indian to swim across the English Channel. He distinguished himself crossing six major straits in 1966: the Palk Strait between Dhanushkodi, India and Sri Lanka in 25 hours 36 minutes, the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco, 51.5 km (32 miles) across the Dardanelles from Gallipoli to Sendulbahir, Turkey, 50 miles across the length of the Panama Canal from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in 35 hours 30 minutes, and 32 km (20 miles) across the Bosphorus (Istanbul Strait) in Turkey. He is also a member of the 24-hour club.

Awards and Honors

Sen was awarded the Padma Shree in 1959 by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Padma Bhushan in 1966 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Marathon Swimming Career

• English Channel, 21 miles (34 km) from England to France on 27 September 1958 in 14 hours 45 minutes Channel (after failing on his first attempt in 1955)
• Palk Strait, 36.7 miles (59 km) from Ceylon (now Valvettithurai, Sri Lanka) to Point Calimere, India in 25 hours 44 minutes on 5-6 April 1966.
• Strait of Gibraltar in 8 hours 1 minutes on 24 August 1966, starting at Cires Point at the age of 36.
• Length of the Dardanelles, 45 miles (72 km) from the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean Sea in 13 hours 55 minutes on 12 September 1966
• Bosphorus (Istabul Strait), 16 miles in 4 hours on 21 September 1966
• Length of Panama Canal, 50 miles from Cristobal in the Atlantic Ocean to Balboa in the Pacific Ocean in a 34 hour 15 minute 2-day stage swim between 29-31 October 1966

External links

• National Honors Awarded to Open Water Swimmers
• Edna Borenstein In The Channel
• Rohan More Talks About His Cold Water Adventures On WOWSA Live
• 3 For 30 Across Adam’s Bridge In The Palk Strait
• Swimming The Palk Strait
• Swimming Across The Palk Strait
• International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation History
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• Marathon Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Updated 24-Hour Club
• Strait of Gibraltar Swimming Association
• The Man Who Conquered The Seven Seas
• Indian Hero Mihir Sen Honoured By Two Prime Ministers
• 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
• Whose Record Will Chloë McCardel Break?
• Indian Hero Mihir Sen Honoured By Two Prime Ministers
• More Indian History In The Open Water
• Swimming Ocean To Ocean, Across The Panama Canal
• Nejib Belhedi Inspires A Nation Of Future Swimmers
• Updated 24-Hour Club
• 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
• Swimming For More Than 24 Hours
• Updated 24-Hour Club
• 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
• Swimming The Palk Strait