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Sharma is the first Asian woman and the youngest in the world to set a record in open swimming in Antarctic waters. Sharma swam {{convert|1.4|mi|km}} in 41.14 minutes, at a temperature of {{convert|1|C|F}}, breaking the record of [[Lynne Cox]] (USA) and [[Lewis Pugh]] (Great Britain).<ref name="HT14012015">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/sport-topstories/open-water-swimmer-bhakti-sets-world-record-in-antarctic-ocean/article1-1306748.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114152010/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/sport-topstories/open-water-swimmer-bhakti-sets-world-record-in-antarctic-ocean/article1-1306748.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2015|title=Open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma sets world record in Antarctic Ocean|date=14 January 2015|website=Hindustan Times|author=Press Trust of India|accessdate=15 January 2015}}</ref> Bhakti Sharma has swum in all the five oceans of the world, besides swimming in or across eight other seas and channels. She was awarded the [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] in 2010.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/SPORTS/Bhakti-Sharma-conquers-Antarctic-Ocean/videoshow/4472619.cms|title=Bhakti Sharma conquers Antarctic Ocean|website=Times of India|accessdate=15 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115075909/http://www.timesnow.tv/SPORTS/Bhakti-Sharma-conquers-Antarctic-Ocean/videoshow/4472619.cms|archive-date=15 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
Sharma is the first Asian woman and the youngest in the world to set a record in open swimming in Antarctic waters. Sharma swam {{convert|1.4|mi|km}} in 41.14 minutes, at a temperature of {{convert|1|C|F}}, breaking the record of [[Lynne Cox]] (USA) and [[Lewis Pugh]] (Great Britain).<ref name="HT14012015">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/sport-topstories/open-water-swimmer-bhakti-sets-world-record-in-antarctic-ocean/article1-1306748.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114152010/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/sport-topstories/open-water-swimmer-bhakti-sets-world-record-in-antarctic-ocean/article1-1306748.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2015|title=Open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma sets world record in Antarctic Ocean|date=14 January 2015|website=Hindustan Times|author=Press Trust of India|accessdate=15 January 2015}}</ref> Bhakti Sharma has swum in all the five oceans of the world, besides swimming in or across eight other seas and channels. She was awarded the [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] in 2010.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/SPORTS/Bhakti-Sharma-conquers-Antarctic-Ocean/videoshow/4472619.cms|title=Bhakti Sharma conquers Antarctic Ocean|website=Times of India|accessdate=15 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115075909/http://www.timesnow.tv/SPORTS/Bhakti-Sharma-conquers-Antarctic-Ocean/videoshow/4472619.cms|archive-date=15 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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On June 22, 2016, [[A. R. Rahman]] tweeted to support the crowdfunding campaign started by Sharma on [[Fueladream.com]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-23|title=AR Rahman tweets to raise funds for 'talented' swimmer Bhakti Sharma|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/ar-rahman-tweets-to-raise-funds-for-talented-swimmer-bhakti-sharma-2870936/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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==Swimming career== |
==Swimming career== |
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Sharma started swimming at a young age of 2 and a half years, coached by her mother Leena Sharma. After having participated in many State and District Level competitions, her first open water (Sea) swim was a 16 km swim from Uran port to Gateway of India in 2003. Sharma was just 14 years old that time.<ref name="Interview in Udaipur Times">{{cite web|title=Interview in Udaipur Times|url=http://udaipurtimes.com/interview-bhakti-sharma-swimming-flow-winning/|accessdate=15 January 2015|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225054103/http://udaipurtimes.com/interview-bhakti-sharma-swimming-flow-winning/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=Guest|date=2021-08-08|title=The Paradox Of |
Sharma started swimming at a young age of 2 and a half years, coached by her mother Leena Sharma. After having participated in many State and District Level competitions, her first open water (Sea) swim was a 16 km swim from Uran port to Gateway of India in 2003. Sharma was just 14 years old that time.<ref name="Interview in Udaipur Times">{{cite web|title=Interview in Udaipur Times|url=http://udaipurtimes.com/interview-bhakti-sharma-swimming-flow-winning/|accessdate=15 January 2015|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225054103/http://udaipurtimes.com/interview-bhakti-sharma-swimming-flow-winning/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=Guest|date=2021-08-08|title=The Paradox Of India's Olympian Daughters|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2021/08/09/the-paradox-of-indias-olympian-daughters/|access-date=2021-08-16|website=Feminism In India|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Along with her Mother-Coach Leena Sharma and friend Priyanka Gehlot, Bhakti holds the Asian record for the first swim by a 3-member women's relay team across the [[English Channel]]. She also shares a world record with her mother for being the first mother-daughter pair to swim across the English Channel, a feat that they achieved in 2008. |
Along with her Mother-Coach Leena Sharma and friend Priyanka Gehlot, Bhakti holds the Asian record for the first swim by a 3-member women's relay team across the [[English Channel]]. She also shares a world record with her mother for being the first mother-daughter pair to swim across the English Channel, a feat that they achieved in 2008. |
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Sharma is only the third person in the world to have swum in the [[Arctic Ocean]], and recently swam in the Antarctic Ocean to become the youngest to swim in all five oceans, a feat which earned her recognition from Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Prime Minister Narendra Modi Congratulates Record-Breaking Swimmer Bhakti Sharma|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/swimming/news/236005-prime-minister-narendra-modi-congratulates-record-breaking-swimmer-bhakti-sharma|accessdate=5 February 2015|work=NDTV Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205074242/http://sports.ndtv.com/swimming/news/236005-prime-minister-narendra-modi-congratulates-record-breaking-swimmer-bhakti-sharma|archive-date=5 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu Article">{{cite |
Sharma is only the third person in the world to have swum in the [[Arctic Ocean]], and recently swam in the Antarctic Ocean to become the youngest to swim in all five oceans, a feat which earned her recognition from Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Prime Minister Narendra Modi Congratulates Record-Breaking Swimmer Bhakti Sharma|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/swimming/news/236005-prime-minister-narendra-modi-congratulates-record-breaking-swimmer-bhakti-sharma|accessdate=5 February 2015|work=NDTV Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205074242/http://sports.ndtv.com/swimming/news/236005-prime-minister-narendra-modi-congratulates-record-breaking-swimmer-bhakti-sharma|archive-date=5 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu Article">{{cite news|title=The Hindu Article|newspaper=The Hindu|date=January 2013|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/bhakti-sharma-conquers-the-seven-seas/article4260550.ece|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref> |
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Sharma's swimming career |
Sharma's swimming career's major milestones include : |
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* 2006: Crossed the [[English Channel]] in 13 hours 55 minutes on 6 July at the age of 16 from Shakespeare Beach, Dover England to [[Calais]], France <ref name = "The Hindu Article"/> |
* 2006: Crossed the [[English Channel]] in 13 hours 55 minutes on 6 July at the age of 16 from Shakespeare Beach, Dover England to [[Calais]], France <ref name = "The Hindu Article"/> |
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* 2006: Winning the [[Lake Zurich Swim]]<ref name = "The Hindu Article"/><ref name="SCR">{{cite web|title=Lake Zurich Swim Results 2006|url=http://ch.srichinmoyraces.org/files/ch/Rangliste-06.pdf|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref> |
* 2006: Winning the [[Lake Zurich Swim]]<ref name = "The Hindu Article"/><ref name="SCR">{{cite web|title=Lake Zurich Swim Results 2006|url=http://ch.srichinmoyraces.org/files/ch/Rangliste-06.pdf|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref> |
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* 2007: Swam 25 km in [[Gulf of Mexico]] as a part of 2007 U.S.A Swimming Open Water Championships in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.<ref name="Gulf of Mexico Swim">{{cite |
* 2007: Swam 25 km in [[Gulf of Mexico]] as a part of 2007 U.S.A Swimming Open Water Championships in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.<ref name="Gulf of Mexico Swim">{{cite news|title=Bhakti Sharma: Conquers the seven seas|newspaper=The Hindu|date=January 2013|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/bhakti-sharma-conquers-the-seven-seas/article4260550.ece|accessdate=7 July 2015}}</ref> |
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* 2007: Completed the Swim around the Rock (Alcatraz), a race of 6.5 km in the Pacific Ocean.<ref name="Around the Alcatraz Rock">{{cite |
* 2007: Completed the Swim around the Rock (Alcatraz), a race of 6.5 km in the Pacific Ocean.<ref name="Around the Alcatraz Rock">{{cite news|title=Swimming against the tide|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 June 2012|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/swimming-against-the-tide/article3581038.ece|accessdate=7 July 2015|last1=M|first1=Athira}}</ref> |
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* 2007: Won a Gold Medal in Marathon swim around the Key West Island, Atlantic Ocean that made here the first Asian swimmer to participate in three major American swimming events.<ref name="Marathon Swim at Key West Island">{{cite web|title=Swim to educate with Bhakti Sharma|url=http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2014/09/swim-to-educate-with-bhakti-sharma.html|accessdate=7 July 2015}}</ref> |
* 2007: Won a Gold Medal in Marathon swim around the Key West Island, Atlantic Ocean that made here the first Asian swimmer to participate in three major American swimming events.<ref name="Marathon Swim at Key West Island">{{cite web|title=Swim to educate with Bhakti Sharma|url=http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2014/09/swim-to-educate-with-bhakti-sharma.html|accessdate=7 July 2015}}</ref> |
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* 2007: Crossed the Strait Of Gibraltar in the Mediterranean Sea at Tarifa, Spain, considered as one of the most challenging sea courses, in 5 hours and 13 minutes.<ref name="Swim in Strait Of Gibraltar">{{cite web|title=First Woman to swim in four oceans|url=http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/recordDetail.aspx?rid=285|accessdate=7 July 2015}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
* 2007: Crossed the Strait Of Gibraltar in the Mediterranean Sea at Tarifa, Spain, considered as one of the most challenging sea courses, in 5 hours and 13 minutes.<ref name="Swim in Strait Of Gibraltar">{{cite web|title=First Woman to swim in four oceans|url=http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/recordDetail.aspx?rid=285|accessdate=7 July 2015}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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Bhakti Sharma
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Sharma at Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2011
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| Born | (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 (age 34)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Open water swimmer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Awards | Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, 2010 |
| Website | bhaktisharma.in |
Bhakti Sharma (born 30 November 1989) is an Indian Open water swimmer.
Sharma is the first Asian woman and the youngest in the world to set a record in open swimming in Antarctic waters. Sharma swam 1.4 miles (2.3 km) in 41.14 minutes, at a temperature of 1 °C (34 °F), breaking the record of Lynne Cox (USA) and Lewis Pugh (Great Britain).[1] Bhakti Sharma has swum in all the five oceans of the world, besides swimming in or across eight other seas and channels. She was awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award in 2010.[2]
On June 22, 2016, A. R. Rahman tweeted to support the crowdfunding campaign started by Sharma on Fueladream.com.[3]
Sharma was born in Mumbai and brought up in Udaipur, Rajasthan. She holds a master's degree from Symbiosis School of Media and Communication, Bengaluru in Communications Management, and holds a bachelor's degree in Commerce from Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Sharma started swimming at a young age of 2 and a half years, coached by her mother Leena Sharma. After having participated in many State and District Level competitions, her first open water (Sea) swim was a 16 km swim from Uran port to Gateway of India in 2003. Sharma was just 14 years old that time.[4][5]
Along with her Mother-Coach Leena Sharma and friend Priyanka Gehlot, Bhakti holds the Asian record for the first swim by a 3-member women's relay team across the English Channel. She also shares a world record with her mother for being the first mother-daughter pair to swim across the English Channel, a feat that they achieved in 2008.
Sharma is only the third person in the world to have swum in the Arctic Ocean, and recently swam in the Antarctic Ocean to become the youngest to swim in all five oceans, a feat which earned her recognition from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[6][7]
Sharma's swimming career's major milestones include :
National Swims
On January 10, 2015, Sharma became the youngest in the world and first Asian girl to swim in the freezing water of Antarctica for 2.25 km,[16] beating the record of British open water swimming champion Lewis Pugh and American swimmer Lynne Cox. Sharma swam for 41.14 minutes, covering 2.25 km distance in the freezing waters of Antarctica while the temperature was only one degree celsius.[16] She performed the record-breaking swim with the sponsorship of Hindustan Zinc Limited.[17]
Sharma is also a motivational speaker; she has been invited to speak about her experiences at various national and international speaker platforms. Some of the well-documented speaker opportunities include
