Famous for her prowess as a veteran marathoner and sprinter, the inspiring Khurshid Mistry took a literal dive in another direction, to once again emerge as an outstanding winner, this time bagging an extremely impressive three gold medals in her age category, at the ‘National Masters Swimming Championship, 2024’, organized by the Nashik District Aquatic Association, on 19th – 20th October, 2024, at the Rajmata Jijau International Swimming Pool, Nasik.

Khurshid won three Gold Medals in the 50 metres Freestyle, Breast Stroke and Back Stroke categories – but what stands out even more is that this was her very first time participating in the swimming Nationals in the 50 metres fast category. “You all know me as sprinter and marathon runner but unfortunately due to a knee injury I have not been able to run since the past seven months, so l started swimming!” shared Khurshid in a social media post, expressing her delight on this triple-stroke win, the very first time that she decided to literally take the dip competitively in this new sport!

Working as a professional in the financial sector, Khurshid Mistry is known for her innumerable achievements in marathon running and is also the proud holder of a Guinness World Record, for winning first place in the Satara Hill Marathon. She has secured top spots in various other marathons including the Tata Mumbai Marathon, IDBI Federal Life Insurance Mumbai Half Marathon, Kanakia Monsoon Marathon, etc. Over the years, Khurshid has won over 10 half marathons; Gold Medals in 6 State-level Masters Athletic Meets and 5 National-level Masters Athletic Meets; a Gold Medal in the Asian Masters Athletic Meet; 5 Gold Medals at the International Meet at Brunei; 1 Gold and 2 Silver Medals at the International Meet held in Malaysia; and has also been awarded as ‘Best Female Athlete’ at the National Corporate Championships in 2015.

Having commenced her serious pursuit of athletics at age 44, Khurshid Mistry truly stands out as one of the most inspirational athletes of our community today! Here’s wishing her the very best in all her future pursuits -may she continue making a splash!