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Swimmer Bhakti Sharma starts online campaign for Olympic dreams
Updated On: 02 July, 2016 08:18 AM IST | | Dipanjan Sinha
Long distance swimmer Bhakti Sharma is campaigning online to raise funds to train for the Tokyo Olympics. Like to pitch in?

Bhakti Sharma
When it comes to aquatics, India does not have much to boast about on the international arena, and unfortunately, when there are sparks of talent, financial support becomes a challenge. This discouraging situation has not deterred Bhakti Sharma, the 26-year-old Mumbai-based long-distance swimmer, who set a record in long distance swimming in the Antarctic Ocean last year.

Sharma has set a world record of being the youngest person to swim in the Antarctic Ocean and completed 2.28 km in 41.14 minutes to set a world record
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