Multiple choice softskills leadership

Who is the first Indian Woman to swim across the English Channel

  1. Karnam Malleshwari

  2. Koneru Humpy

  3. Nirupama Vaidyanathan

  4. Arati Saha
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Explanation

Arati Saha, a prodigious swimmer from Kolkata, became the first Indian woman to successfully cross the English Channel on September 29, 1959, at age 19. She had attempted the feat earlier in the same year but was unsuccessful. Karnam Malleshwari is a weightlifter, Koneru Humpy is a chess player, and Nirupama Vaidyanathan is a tennis player.

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