This gifted Swimmer made waves in 1961 when he swam to a World record, becoming the 'First man on Earth' to cross the English Channel in 10 hours and 35 minutes, breaking his previous record of 10 hours and 50 minutes. Brojen Das also created an Asian record in 1957, swimming a record distance of 60 miles in 42 hours. In addition Brojen is remembered as the only swimmer in the world to have swam the English Channel six times, two more than any other swimmer ever.