Bula Choudhury
- January 9, 2024
- Celebrity
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Bula Choudhury Biography
| Name | Bula Choudhury |
| Birthday | Jan 2 |
| Birth Year | 1970 |
| Place Of Birth | Chinsurah |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Spouse | Sanjeev Chakraborty |
Bula Choudhury is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on January 2, 1970 in Chinsurah, India. Bula Choudhury (Born – 2 January 1970, Hugli, India) is an Arjuna awardee, Padma shri awardee, former India national women’s swimming champion and elected as MLA from 2006 To 2011 in West Bengal state of India.
She became the first woman to have swum across sea channels off five continents in 2005 —including the Strait of Gibraltar, the Tyrrhenian Sea, Cook Strait, Toroneos Gulf (Gulf of Kassándra) in Greece, the Catalina Channel off the California coast, and from Three Anchor Bay to Robben Island near Cape Town, South Africa. She created a record for swimming the 30km track in 3 hours & 26 minutes. She is now is planning to establish a swimming academy in Kolkata.
Bula Choudhury Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Celebrity |
| House | Living in own house. |
Bula Choudhury is one of the richest from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bula Choudhury 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In 1984 she set a national 100m butterfly record of 1:06.19 sec. During the Seoul Asian Games in 1986, she created a record of 1:05.27 sec in 100m butterfly and another record of 2:19.60 sec in 200m butterfly. Choudhury started long-distance swimming in 1989 and crossed the English Channel that year. She won the 81-km (50- mile) Murshidabad Long Distance Swim in 1996, and in 1999 she crossed the English Channel again. In August, 2004, she set this record by swimming across the Palk Straits from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu in nearly 14 hours.
Her first national competition, at age nine, she dominated her age group by winning six gold medals in six events. She continued to improve, winning various junior and national championships, as well as six gold medals at the 1991 South Asian Federation Games. She went to her first nationals, at the age of 12, which is an all-time record. This also guaranteed her a place in the relay quartet for the Brisbane Commonwealth Games as well as a prominent place on the list of Asiad probables.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Bula Choudhury Dating?
According to our records, Bula Choudhury married to Sanjeev Chakraborty. As of December 1, 2023, Bula Choudhury’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
C. Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Bula Choudhury celebrates birthday on January 2 of every year.
What did Bula Choudhury do?
Bula Chowdhury, (born 1970, Hugli, West Bengal, India), Indian swimmer best known for her long-distance swimming feats. Chowdhury’s parents recognized their daughter’s talent at an early age and nurtured it carefully.
Who was the 1st woman to cross the seven seas?
Bula Choudhury
Choudhury in 2004
Born| January 2, 1970 Hugli, West Bengal, India
Awards| Padma Shri Arjuna Award
Who crossed the seven seas?
Bula became the first woman in the world to cross the seven seas , swimming from the Palk Straits from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu in India. This, in spite of her skin burning and itching all the while due to her allergies – she persisted and ignored the pain.
Who is the first swimmer in India?
This Day in History: Mihir Sen became the first Indian to swim across the English Channel. Mihir Sen was the first Indian swimmer who crossed the English Channel from Dover to Calais. In 1958, he took 14 hrs and 45 mins to cover the distance.
Does India have a swim team?
FINA has confirmed a universality invite for India swimmer Maana Patel to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in the womens’ 100 meter backstroke, which will give the country a three-swimmer team for the Games, which begin later this month.