Vijayawada:
India's first Olympic swimmer
Shamsher Khan today passed away after suffering a heart
failure.
Shamsher, 87, is survived by three daughters and two
sons.
He lived in a small village, Kaithepalle near Repalle in
Guntur district.
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"He complained of chest pain in the morning, before we
could reach the hospital, he passed away," Shamsher's
daughter-in-law M Roushn said.
Shamsher was the first swimmer from the country to
participate in the Olympics in 1956.
He secured a passage to the Melbourne Summer Olympics
after creating a national record in the 200-meter butterfly
event.
