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Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

  • A.Kamaljit Sandhu
  • B.Arati Saha
  • C.Shanta Rangaswami
  • D.Santosh Yadav

Answer: B

Arati Saha was the first Indian woman to swim the English Channel.

She crossed from Cap Gris-Nez to Sandgate in September 1959, aged nineteen, in 16 hours 20 minutes, and was the first Asian woman to do so. She became the first sportswoman to receive the Padma Shri.

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