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PM Modi congratulates ace swimmer Bhakti Sharma

Updated on: 16 January,2015 08:26 AM IST  | 
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Prime Minister congratulated open water swimming champion Bhakti Sharma for setting a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in the one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean in 52 minutes

PM Modi congratulates ace swimmer Bhakti Sharma

Bhakti Sharma

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday congratulated open water swimming champion Bhakti Sharma for setting a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in the one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean in 52 minutes.

Bhakti Sharma
Bhakti Sharma 


"We are all very very proud of Bhakti Sharma for her accomplishments! My best wishes to her", Modi said in a statement.


Bhakti became the first Indian woman to achieve this feat on Tuesday, breaking the record of British open water swimming champion Lewis Pugh and American swimmer Lynne Cox, according to information received here.


She is the youngest and the first Asian girl to have achieved this feat.

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