Indian swimmer Bhakti Sharma sets world record

Indian women have been reaching for the sky in every field. Joining the league of these great women is Bhakti Sharma, who recently set a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature at Antarctic Ocean. She is currently the youngest in the world and the first Asian girl to have achieved this feat.

The chief executive officer of Hindustan Zinc, who sponsored Sharma, Akhilesh Joshi, said, "We are very proud of Bhakti Sharma for this rare achievement. Whole country is proud of her and particularly girls who would be seeing her as inspiration to join swimming. Her achievement only proves that given the right support and opportunities India can produce many such talents," reported the Times of India.

25 year-old Bhakti achieved this feat after breaking the previous records set by British open water swimmer Lewis Pugh and American swimmer Lynne Cox. She received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award in 2010 and has now conquered all five oceans.

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