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| Full name | Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh | |||||
| Born | 17 July 1986 Rathaus, Madhubani district, Bihar, India | |||||
| Website | www | |||||
| Sport | ||||||
| Country |  India | |||||
| Sport | Para Swimming | |||||
Medal record
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Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh (born 17 July 1986) is an Indian Para swimmer. He is currently ranked number 1 by the World Para Swimming (WPS) in men's 100 m butterfly (S5 category) and men's 50 m breastroke (SB4 category) as on 2 February 2024. [1]
Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh was born in Rathaus Village, Madhubani District, Bihar, and later moved to Mumbai with his family. At the age of 24, he developed a benign tumour in his lower back which immobilized his lower half due to unsuccessful surgeries. [2] He lives in Dharavi, Mumbai and holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Rizvi College of Engineering and MBA from Sathyabama University, Chennai [3]
Aalam won four gold medals at the Indian Open Para Swimming Championship in 2018, and a bronze medal at the 2016 Can-Am Para Swimming Championships held in Gatineau, Quebec. [4] He also represented India at the World Para Swimming Championship Maderia Portugal 2022 & 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. [5] He is also received Best Sportsperson with Disability Award by the president of India on 3 December 2021 [6] [7]
Aalam was interested in karate and participated in state and national karate events before 2010. After his surgery, he started to train as a swimmer. [8] He won a total of 15 medals at the 12th to 17th Indian National Para Swimming Championship, and was selected for the Indian contingent for the 2018 Asian Para Games to participate at the S5 category for 50M and 100M Butterfly and Freestyle and various other categories. [9] Aalam won Bronze at the 2016 Can-Am Para Swimming Championships held in Gatineau, Quebec in the men's 100m Breaststroke SB4 category. [ citation needed ]
In the 20th National Para-Swimming Championship, Shams won gold medals in 50m butterfly and 150m medley categories along with one silver in 100m freestyle. [10] [11]
Aalam Shaikh was awarded best emerging leader in disability sports and sports diplomacy by the U.S. Department of state global sports mentoring program 2018. [12] [13] His interview with Kiran Rai for the 300 most influential people in Asia 2020 was published by The New York Press News Agency. [14] [15] He was awarded the role model state award for the empowerment of Persons with Disabilities by the Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar [16] on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020. He also got the best international athlete of the year 2020 by Bihar Para Sports Association. [ citation needed ]
On 8 April 2017, he swam 8 km in 4 hours at Candolim Beach, Goa. [17] [18] This was the world record for longest open sea swimming by a paraplegic person. [19] [20]
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