Prasanta Karmakar

Born on 8th December 1980, in Kolkata, India, Prasanta Karmakar is an Indian Para swimmer for over 13 years to represent India and won 37 medals.

His achievements:

• He is the only Indian World Swimming Championship medalist and won the title in 2003.
• Honoured with the Role Model award in 2005
• Clinched 7 medals including 4 gold, 2 silver and a bronze medal at the IWAS World Games in 2009
• Only Indian swimmer to make 3 Asian records in 2010
• Won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games of 2010, held in New Delhi, India
• Won silver and a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games, held in Guangzhou in the year 2010
• Twice elected as the "Swimmer of the Year" of India: in 2009 and 2011
• Conferred with the "Arjuna Award" in 2011
• Honoured with the Super Idol award in 2011
• Awarded the "Positive Health Hero Award" in 2012 by the Indian Government
• Bagged two gold medals for India in the Asian Para-Cycling Championship in 2013, held at Greater Noida, India
• Conferred with the Bhim Award in 2014
• Honoured with the "Major Dhyan Chand Award" in 2015
• Bestowed with the "Achiever Award" in 2015 by the Government of India.