The first Indian to swim across English channel was

The correct answer is: C. Mihir Sen

Mihir Sen was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel. He achieved this feat on 24 August 1966, becoming the first Asian to do so. He swam from Dover in England to Calais in France in 16 hours and 36 minutes.

A. V. Merchant was an Indian swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in 1913 and died in 1998.

B. P. K. Banerji was an Indian swimmer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in 1924 and died in 2008.

D. Arati Saha was an Indian swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. She was born in 1964 and is still alive.