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	'''Masudur Rahman Baidya''' ({{~~lang-~~bn\|মাসুদুর রহমান বৈদ্য}}) (1968 – 26 April 2015) was an Indian swimmer who was the world's first [[Physical disability\|physically ~~handicapped~~]] swimmer to swim across the [[Strait of Gibraltar]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web\|title=Baidya conquers Strait of Gibraltar \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/27/stories/0727100c.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020322004403/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/27/stories/0727100c.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=March ~~22,~~ 2002~~\|author=~~ \|date=September ~~27,~~ 2001\|website=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=April ~~26,~~ 2015}}</ref>		'''Masudur Rahman Baidya''' ({{langx\|bn\|মাসুদুর রহমান বৈদ্য}}) (1968 – 26 April 2015) was an Indian swimmer who was the world's first [[Physical disability\|physically disabled]] swimmer to swim across the [[Strait of Gibraltar]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web\|title=Baidya conquers Strait of Gibraltar \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/27/stories/0727100c.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020322004403/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/27/stories/0727100c.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=22 March 2002\|date=27 September 2001\|website=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Masudur Rehman Baidya was born in 1968 at Ballabhpur, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal in a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] poor family.<ref name="bengalioneindia">{{cite web\|url=http://bengali.oneindia.com/news/kolkata/english-channel-winning-double-amputee-swimmer-masadur-rahman-dies-005100.html\|title= আকস্মিক প্রয়াত হলেন ইংলিশ চ্যানেল জয়ী সাঁতারু মাসুদুর রহমান\|~~publisher~~=~~OneIndia~~\|accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> His father was an [[imam]] of a local mosque. At the age of ten, young Masudur lost both his legs in a train mishap.<ref name="bengalioneindia"/><ref name="sangbadpratidin">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF~~\|author=~~\|date=December 8, 2013\|title=Protidin~~\|publisher=~~\|accessdate=26 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040051/http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the year, 1989, at a swimming event organized by the ''Artificial Limb Centre'' at [[Pune]], Masudur came first in sixteen out of seventeen competitions.		Masudur Rehman Baidya was born in 1968 at Ballabhpur, [[North 24 Parganas district\|North 24 Parganas]] in [[West Bengal]] in a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] poor family.<ref name="bengalioneindia">{{cite web\|url=http://bengali.oneindia.com/news/kolkata/english-channel-winning-double-amputee-swimmer-masadur-rahman-dies-005100.html\|title= আকস্মিক প্রয়াত হলেন ইংলিশ চ্যানেল জয়ী সাঁতারু মাসুদুর রহমান\|work=Oneindia\|date= 26 April 2015\|accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> His father was an [[imam]] of a local mosque. At the age of ten, young Masudur lost both his legs in a train mishap.<ref name="bengalioneindia"/><ref name="sangbadpratidin">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF\|date=8 December 2013\|title=Protidin\|accessdate=26 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040051/http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the year, 1989, at a swimming event organized by the ''Artificial Limb Centre'' at [[Pune]], Masudur came first in sixteen out of seventeen competitions.
	In spite of his physical disabilities, he came fifth on two other events after this. On the first occasion, he swam from Panihati to Ahiritola in the heart of the [[Ganges\|Ganges ~~river~~]], flowing through [[Kolkata]]; and came fifth. He also stood fifth in an eighty-one kilometers long swimming competition organized in the district of [[Murshidabad]] in [[West Bengal]].<ref name="sangbadpratidin"/>		In spite of his physical disabilities, he came fifth on two other events after this. On the first occasion, he swam from Panihati to Ahiritola in the heart of the [[Ganges\|Ganges River]], flowing through [[Kolkata]]; and came fifth. He also stood fifth in an eighty-one kilometers long swimming competition organized in the district of [[Murshidabad]] in [[West Bengal]].<ref name="sangbadpratidin"/>
	In 1997, he became the first [[Physical disability\|physically disabled]] Asian swimmer to successfully cross the [[English ~~channel~~]].<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite web\|title=The man who saw a mermaid\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090802/jsp/calcutta/story_11309391.jsp\|~~author~~= \|date=August 2, 2009\|~~website~~=~~telegraphindia.com~~ \|~~publisher~~=The ~~telegraph~~\|accessdate=April ~~26,~~ 2015}}</ref> Followed by this, in the year 2001, he became the world's first physically disabled swimmer to swim across the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]. He achieved this feat; by swimming from the [[Punta de Tarifa\|Tarifa islands]] in [[Spain]] to shores of [[Morocco]]- a total distance of twenty two kilometers- in just about four hours and twenty minutes.<ref name="Hindu"/> In his later life, Masudur was diagnosed with [[anemia]] and owing to his limbs becoming increasingly impaired; he died on 26 April 2015 at a hospital in Kolkata, aged 46.		In 1997, he became the first [[Physical disability\|physically disabled]] Asian swimmer to successfully cross the [[English Channel]].<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite web\|title=The man who saw a mermaid\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090802/jsp/calcutta/story_11309391.jsp\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805111714/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090802/jsp/calcutta/story_11309391.jsp\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 August 2009\|date=2 August 2009\|newspaper=The Telegraph\|accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> Followed by this, in the year 2001, he became the world's first physically disabled swimmer to swim across the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]. He achieved this feat; by swimming from the [[Punta de Tarifa\|Tarifa islands]] in [[Spain]] to shores of [[Morocco]]- a total distance of twenty two kilometers- in just about four hours and twenty minutes.<ref name="Hindu"/>
	<ref name="bengalioneindia"/><ref name="Kolkata24X7">{{cite web\|title=প্রয়াত মাসুদুর রহমান বৈদ্য\|url=http://www.bengali.kolkata24x7.com/masudur-rehman-baidya-died.html~~\|author=~~\|date=April ~~26,~~ 2015\|website=bengali.kolkata24x7.com\|publisher=Kolkata 24x7\|accessdate=April ~~26,~~ 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429170609/http://www.bengali.kolkata24x7.com/masudur-rehman-baidya-died.html\|archive-date=April ~~29,~~ 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	~~Handicap~~ swimmer Masudur Rahman Baidya a double amputee ~~below the knee who won the English Channel, today found a devotee in none other than Indian sporting icon cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.~~ The Indian icon had visited him in 2014 December while inaugurating Rabindra Swimming Pool and Anushilan Kendra at Lalkuti in Rajarhat. Saluting Masudur's feats, Tendulkar had said: "They are the real heroes and their life is like an inspiration to all of us" and he was seen inquiring about Baidya's achievements of being the only man with amputated legs to cross the English Channel and Strait of Gibraltar. Masudur's story is more impressive as he showed amazing dedication and perseverance to pursue swimming after being run over by a goods train at an age of ten. He amazed everybody with his strong determination and grit.		==Death==
	His body would bend downward from below the waist in the water but he did not give up until he could swim. "It is absolutely possible for persons with physical disabilities to do things better than normal people. But you have to be dedicated to your cause," Masudur had said.{{citation needed\|~~date~~=~~April 2022~~}}		In his later life, Masudur was diagnosed with [[anemia]] and owing to his limbs becoming increasingly impaired; he died on 26 April 2015 at a hospital in [[Kolkata]], aged 46.<ref name="bengalioneindia"/><ref name="Kolkata24X7">{{cite web\|title=প্রয়াত মাসুদুর রহমান বৈদ্য\|url=http://www.bengali.kolkata24x7.com/masudur-rehman-baidya-died.html\|date=26 April 2015\|website=bengali.kolkata24x7.com\|publisher=Kolkata 24x7\|accessdate=26 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429170609/http://www.bengali.kolkata24x7.com/masudur-rehman-baidya-died.html\|archive-date=29 April 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2015-04-27 \|title=Double amputee swimmer Masudur Rahman Baidya passes away \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/double-amputee-swimmer-masudur-rahman-baidya-passes-away/ \|access-date=2023-02-27 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Masudur Rehman Baidya was born in 1968 at Ballabhpur, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal in a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] poor family.<ref name="bengalioneindia">{{cite web\|url=http://bengali.oneindia.com/news/kolkata/english-channel-winning-double-amputee-swimmer-masadur-rahman-dies-005100.html\|title= আকস্মিক প্রয়াত হলেন ইংলিশ চ্যানেল জয়ী সাঁতারু মাসুদুর রহমান\|publisher=OneIndia\|accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> His father was an [[imam]] of a local mosque. At the age of ten, young Masudur lost both his legs in a train mishap.<ref name="bengalioneindia"/><ref name="sangbadpratidin">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF\|author=\|date=December 8, 2013\|title=Protidin\|publisher=\|accessdate=26 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040051/http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the year, 1989, at a swimming event organized by the ''Artificial Limb Centre'' at [[Pune]], Masudur came first in sixteen out of seventeen competitions.		Masudur Rehman Baidya was born in 1968 at Ballabhpur, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal in a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] poor family.<ref name="bengalioneindia">{{cite web\|url=http://bengali.oneindia.com/news/kolkata/english-channel-winning-double-amputee-swimmer-masadur-rahman-dies-005100.html\|title= আকস্মিক প্রয়াত হলেন ইংলিশ চ্যানেল জয়ী সাঁতারু মাসুদুর রহমান\|publisher=OneIndia\|accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> His father was an [[imam]] of a local mosque. At the age of ten, young Masudur lost both his legs in a train mishap.<ref name="bengalioneindia"/><ref name="sangbadpratidin">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF\|author=\|date=December 8, 2013\|title=Protidin\|publisher=\|accessdate=26 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040051/http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the year, 1989, at a swimming event organized by the ''Artificial Limb Centre'' at [[Pune]], Masudur came first in sixteen out of seventeen competitions.
	In spite of his physical disabilities, he came fifth on two other events after this. On the first occasion, he swam from Panihati to Ahiritola in the heart of the [[Ganges\|Ganges river]], flowing through [[Kolkata]]; and came fifth. He also stood fifth in an eighty-one kilometers long swimming competition organized in the district of [[Murshidabad]] in [[West Bengal]].<ref name="sangbadpratidin"~~>{{cite web\|url=http:~~//www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF\|author=\|date=December 8, 2013\|title=Protidin\|publisher=\|accessdate=26 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040051/http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		In spite of his physical disabilities, he came fifth on two other events after this. On the first occasion, he swam from Panihati to Ahiritola in the heart of the [[Ganges\|Ganges river]], flowing through [[Kolkata]]; and came fifth. He also stood fifth in an eighty-one kilometers long swimming competition organized in the district of [[Murshidabad]] in [[West Bengal]].<ref name="sangbadpratidin"/>
	In 1997, he became the first [[Physical disability\|physically ~~handicapped~~]] Asian swimmer to successfully cross the [[English channel]].<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite web\|title=The man who saw a mermaid\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090802/jsp/calcutta/story_11309391.jsp\|author= \|date=August 2, 2009\|website=telegraphindia.com \|publisher=The telegraph\|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref> Followed by this, in the year 2001, he became the world's first physically ~~handicapped~~ swimmer to swim across the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]. He achieved this feat; by swimming from the [[Punta de Tarifa\|Tarifa islands]] in [[Spain]] to shores of [[Morocco]]- a total distance of twenty two kilometers- in just about four hours and twenty minutes.<ref name="Hindu"/> In his later life, Masudur was diagnosed with [[anemia]] and owing to his limbs becoming increasingly ~~crippled~~; he died on 26 April 2015 at a hospital in Kolkata, aged 46.		In 1997, he became the first [[Physical disability\|physically disabled]] Asian swimmer to successfully cross the [[English channel]].<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite web\|title=The man who saw a mermaid\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090802/jsp/calcutta/story_11309391.jsp\|author= \|date=August 2, 2009\|website=telegraphindia.com \|publisher=The telegraph\|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref> Followed by this, in the year 2001, he became the world's first physically disabled swimmer to swim across the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]. He achieved this feat; by swimming from the [[Punta de Tarifa\|Tarifa islands]] in [[Spain]] to shores of [[Morocco]]- a total distance of twenty two kilometers- in just about four hours and twenty minutes.<ref name="Hindu"/> In his later life, Masudur was diagnosed with [[anemia]] and owing to his limbs becoming increasingly impaired; he died on 26 April 2015 at a hospital in Kolkata, aged 46.
	<ref name="bengalioneindia"/><ref name="Kolkata24X7">{{cite web\|title=প্রয়াত মাসুদুর রহমান বৈদ্য\|url=http://www.bengali.kolkata24x7.com/masudur-rehman-baidya-died.html\|author=\|date=April 26, 2015\|website=bengali.kolkata24x7.com\|publisher=Kolkata 24x7\|accessdate=April 26, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429170609/http://www.bengali.kolkata24x7.com/masudur-rehman-baidya-died.html\|archive-date=April 29, 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		<ref name="bengalioneindia"/><ref name="Kolkata24X7">{{cite web\|title=প্রয়াত মাসুদুর রহমান বৈদ্য\|url=http://www.bengali.kolkata24x7.com/masudur-rehman-baidya-died.html\|author=\|date=April 26, 2015\|website=bengali.kolkata24x7.com\|publisher=Kolkata 24x7\|accessdate=April 26, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429170609/http://www.bengali.kolkata24x7.com/masudur-rehman-baidya-died.html\|archive-date=April 29, 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	Handicap swimmer Masudur Rahman Baidya a double amputee below the knee who won the English Channel, today found a devotee in none other than Indian sporting icon cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. The Indian icon had visited him in 2014 December while inaugurating Rabindra Swimming Pool and Anushilan Kendra at Lalkuti in Rajarhat. Saluting Masudur's feats, Tendulkar had said: "They are the real heroes and their life is like an inspiration to all of us" and he was seen inquiring about Baidya's achievements of being the only man with amputated legs to cross the English Channel and Strait of Gibraltar. Masudur's story is more impressive as he showed amazing dedication and perseverance to pursue swimming after being run over by a goods train at an age of ten. He amazed everybody with his strong determination and grit.		Handicap swimmer Masudur Rahman Baidya a double amputee below the knee who won the English Channel, today found a devotee in none other than Indian sporting icon cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. The Indian icon had visited him in 2014 December while inaugurating Rabindra Swimming Pool and Anushilan Kendra at Lalkuti in Rajarhat. Saluting Masudur's feats, Tendulkar had said: "They are the real heroes and their life is like an inspiration to all of us" and he was seen inquiring about Baidya's achievements of being the only man with amputated legs to cross the English Channel and Strait of Gibraltar. Masudur's story is more impressive as he showed amazing dedication and perseverance to pursue swimming after being run over by a goods train at an age of ten. He amazed everybody with his strong determination and grit.
	His body would bend downward from below the waist in the water but he did not give up ~~till~~ he could swim. "It is absolutely possible for persons with physical disabilities to do things better than normal people. But you have to be dedicated to your cause," Masudur had said.		His body would bend downward from below the waist in the water but he did not give up until he could swim. "It is absolutely possible for persons with physical disabilities to do things better than normal people. But you have to be dedicated to your cause," Masudur had said.{{citation needed\|date=April 2022}}

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| birth_date = 1968
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| death_place = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
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'''Masudur Rahman Baidya''' ({{lang-bn|মাসুদুর রহমান বৈদ্য}}) (1968 – 26 April 2015) was an Indian swimmer who was the world's first [[Physical disability|physically handicapped]] swimmer to swim across the [[Strait of Gibraltar]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web|title=Baidya conquers Strait of Gibraltar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/27/stories/0727100c.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020322004403/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/27/stories/0727100c.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 22, 2002|author= |date=September 27, 2001|website=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref>

==Biography==
Masudur Rehman Baidya was born in 1968 at Ballabhpur, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] poor family.<ref name="bengalioneindia">{{cite web|url=http://bengali.oneindia.com/news/kolkata/english-channel-winning-double-amputee-swimmer-masadur-rahman-dies-005100.html|title= আকস্মিক প্রয়াত হলেন ইংলিশ চ্যানেল জয়ী সাঁতারু মাসুদুর রহমান|publisher=OneIndia|accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> His father was an [[imam]] of a local mosque. At the age of ten, young Masudur lost both his legs in a train mishap.<ref name="bengalioneindia"/><ref name="sangbadpratidin">{{cite web|url=http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF|author=|date=December 8, 2013|title=Protidin|publisher=|accessdate=26 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040051/http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the year, 1989, at a swimming event organized by the ''Artificial Limb Centre'' at [[Pune]], Masudur came first in sixteen out of seventeen competitions.
In spite of his physical disabilities, he came fifth on two other events after this. On the first occasion, he swam from Panihati to Ahiritola in the heart of the [[Ganges|Ganges river]], flowing through [[Kolkata]]; and came fifth. He also stood fifth in an eighty-one kilometers long swimming competition organized in the district of [[Murshidabad]] in [[West Bengal]].<ref name="sangbadpratidin">{{cite web|url=http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF|author=|date=December 8, 2013|title=Protidin|publisher=|accessdate=26 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040051/http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/story/-/asset_publisher/dbQQWH2f26c3/content/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1997, he became the first [[Physical disability|physically handicapped]] Asian swimmer to successfully cross the [[English channel]].<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite web|title=The man who saw a mermaid|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090802/jsp/calcutta/story_11309391.jsp|author= |date=August 2, 2009|website=telegraphindia.com |publisher=The telegraph|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref> Followed by this, in the year 2001, he became the world's first physically handicapped swimmer to swim across the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]. He achieved this feat; by swimming from the [[Punta de Tarifa|Tarifa islands]] in [[Spain]] to shores of [[Morocco]]- a total distance of twenty two kilometers- in just about four hours and twenty minutes.<ref name="Hindu"/> In his later life, Masudur was diagnosed with [[anemia]] and owing to his limbs becoming increasingly crippled; he died on 26 April 2015 at a hospital in Kolkata, aged 46.
<ref name="bengalioneindia"/><ref name="Kolkata24X7">{{cite web|title=প্রয়াত মাসুদুর রহমান বৈদ্য|url=http://www.bengali.kolkata24x7.com/masudur-rehman-baidya-died.html|author=|date=April 26, 2015|website=bengali.kolkata24x7.com|publisher=Kolkata 24x7|accessdate=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429170609/http://www.bengali.kolkata24x7.com/masudur-rehman-baidya-died.html|archive-date=April 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Handicap swimmer Masudur Rahman Baidya a double amputee below the knee who won the English Channel, today found a devotee in none other than Indian sporting icon cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. The Indian icon had visited him in 2014 December while inaugurating Rabindra Swimming Pool and Anushilan Kendra at Lalkuti in Rajarhat. Saluting Masudur's feats, Tendulkar had said: "They are the real heroes and their life is like an inspiration to all of us" and he was seen inquiring about Baidya's achievements of being the only man with amputated legs to cross the English Channel and Strait of Gibraltar. Masudur's story is more impressive as he showed amazing dedication and perseverance to pursue swimming after being run over by a goods train at an age of ten. He amazed everybody with his strong determination and grit.
His body would bend downward from below the waist in the water but he did not give up till he could swim. "It is absolutely possible for persons with physical disabilities to do things better than normal people. But you have to be dedicated to your cause," Masudur had said.

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