What is Masudur Rahman Baidya?
'''Masudur Rahman Baidya''' (1968 &ndash; 26 April 2015) was an [[India]]n [[swimmer]]. He was the world's first [[Physical disability|physically handicapped]] swimmer to swim across the [[English Channel]] (1997), the [[Strait of Gibraltar]] (2001), and the [[Palk Strait]] (2010). He was a double [[Amputation|amputee]] below the knees. Baidya was born in Ballabhpur, [[North 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]]. He has married and had two daughters. Baidya died from a [[heart attack]] on 26 April 2015 in [[Kolkata]], aged 46.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/double-amputee-swimmer-baidya-who-had-sachin-among-his-admirers-dies/article1-1341311.aspx|title=Double amputee swimmer Baidya, who had Sachin among his admirers, dies|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=27 April 2015|accessdate=27 April 2015|archive-date=27 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427100421/http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/double-amputee-swimmer-baidya-who-had-sachin-among-his-admirers-dies/article1-1341311.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baidya, Masudur Rahman}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Indian swimmers]]