Bhakti Sharma
About
Hailing from a small town in Udaipur, Bhakti Sharma is an open water swimmer and Asia's first woman to have conquered 5 oceans and 7 seas of the world.
In 2015, she became the youngest in the world to swim in the freezing waters of Antarctica for 2.25 km in just forty minutes. Her journey of making it big amidst the naysayers who constantly belittled her for being a girl is inspirational.
Bhakti was just 16 when she swam the English Channel in 2006, which covers a staggering distance of 36 kilometres, which she completed in 13 hours and 55 minutes.
At an age when kids can barely walk, Bhakti had started swimming at two, and today her stamina, strength & mental focus reaffirms the fact that practice does make a man perfect.
She has launched a professional career in education and motivational speaking to inspire the next generation of girls and young women. She started the ‘Swim to Educate’ initiative in India and is now expanding her message of inspiration to span from India to the U.S.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
Bhakti is the recipient of ‘Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award’ in 2012, one of the many records she holds is winning the prestigious Lake Zurich Marathon Swim – one of the world’s longest swimming marathon races.
She has successfully swam a distance of 36 km from Dharamtal to Gateway of India, Indian Ocean in 9 hours and 30 minutes.
She was also successful in creating an Indian record along with her mother Leena Sharma and friend Priyanka Gehlot by covering a distance of 72 km in 16 Hours, 58 minutes from Dharamtal to Gateway of India, Mumbai, and back.
Why Bhakti Sharma ?
As a marathon swimmer, channel swimmer and ice swimmer, Bhakti Sharma positively impacts countless individuals as she shares her early aquatic exploits from Antarctica to the English channel with audiences around the world. Her passionate talks and the ability to connect with her audience on an emotional level always help her to stand out.
