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{{short description|Indian swimmer}} | {{short description|Indian swimmer}} | ||
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'''Masudur Rahman Baidya''' ({{ | '''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| | 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 | 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 | 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 | |||
==Death== | |||
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> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:People from North 24 Parganas district]] | [[Category:People from North 24 Parganas district]] | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Indian disabled sportspeople]] | ||
[[Category:Sportsmen with disabilities]] | [[Category:Sportsmen with disabilities]] | ||
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[[Category:Male long-distance swimmers]] | [[Category:Male long-distance swimmers]] | ||
[[Category:Swimmers from West Bengal]] | [[Category:Swimmers from West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:English Channel swimmers]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century Indian sportsmen]] | |||
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century Indian Muslims]] | |||
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| Born | 1968 Ballabhpur, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India |
| Died | (aged 46) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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Masudur Rahman Baidya (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) (1968 – 26 April 2015) was an Indian swimmer who was the world's first physically disabled swimmer to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Masudur Rehman Baidya was born in 1968 at Ballabhpur, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal in a Bengali poor family.[2] His father was an imam of a local mosque. At the age of ten, young Masudur lost both his legs in a train mishap.[2][3] 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 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.[3] In 1997, he became the first physically disabled Asian swimmer to successfully cross the English Channel.[4] 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 Tarifa islands in Spain to shores of Morocco- a total distance of twenty two kilometers- in just about four hours and twenty minutes.[1]
Death[edit | edit source]
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.[2][5][6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Baidya conquers Strait of Gibraltar". The Hindu. 27 September 2001. Archived from the original on 22 March 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "আকস্মিক প্রয়াত হলেন ইংলিশ চ্যানেল জয়ী সাঁতারু মাসুদুর রহমান". Oneindia. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Protidin". 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "The man who saw a mermaid". The Telegraph. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "প্রয়াত মাসুদুর রহমান বৈদ্য". bengali.kolkata24x7.com. Kolkata 24x7. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Double amputee swimmer Masudur Rahman Baidya passes away". The Indian Express. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2023.