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| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India | | birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India | ||
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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> | ||
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 | 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> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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==Swimming career== | ==Swimming career== | ||
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> | ||
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. | ||
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> | ||
Sharma's swimming career in just a little over 10 years is commendable and some major milestones include : | Sharma's swimming career in just a little over 10 years is commendable and some major milestones include : | ||
* 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"/> | ||
* 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> | ||
* 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> | ||
* 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> | ||
* 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> | ||
* 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> | ||