Today is 80th birth anniversary of veteran Indian female swimmer Aarti Saha. He swam across English Channel in 1959. She was the first Asian woman to do so. During this time, she covered a distance of 67.5 kilometers in only 16 hours and 20 minutes. Saha competed in the 1952 Olympics at the age of just 12. The Olympics took place in Finland's capital, Helsinki. Saha had four more women in the Indian team. At the age of 18, she tried to cross English Channel. She failed once then she crossed it.
Born on 24 September 1940 in Kolkata, Aarti was awarded the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honor in 1960. She became the first Indian woman player to be conferred with this honor. She died on 23 August 1994 in Kolkata. Google has remembered making a doodle on the birth anniversary of Aarti Shaha. She is also known as 'Hindustani Jalpari'. Google has created a graphic of Aarti in English Channel in its doodle. She is seen floating in it.
It featured her photo with a compass. This photo was made by Kolkata artist Lavanya Naidu. In an interview, Naidu said that Aarti is the famous name of Kolkata. She also said that whenever the outstanding work of girls in any field are going to be remembered in the history of the country, the name of Arati Saha will definitely be taken.
Aarti won 22 state level competitions in West Bengal between 1945 and 1951. She competed in the 100m freestyle, 100m breast stroke and 200m breast stroke competition. In 1948, she participated in the National Championships held in Mumbai and won the silver in the 100 meter freestyle and 200 meter breast stroke and bronze in the 200 meter freestyle.
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