Name: What open water swimming taught me about resilience
Uploaded: 2019-11-04T20:07:25Z
Duration: 10 min 46 s
Description: Dive into the deep with open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma, as she shares what she learned about resilience during her personal journey from the scorching heat of Rajasthan, India to the bone-chilling waters of her record-breaking swim in Antarctica and her courageous crossing of the English Channel. "In the middle of the ocean, there is nowhere to hide," Sharma says.

Dive into the deep with open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma, as she shares what she learned about resilience during her personal journey from the scorching heat of Rajasthan, India to the bone-chilling waters of her record-breaking swim in Antarctica and her courageous crossing of the English Channel. "In the middle of the ocean, there is nowhere to hide," Sharma says.

Resilience is forged not just by physical endurance, but by confronting one’s own doubts and fears. Swimming alone in freezing Antarctic waters, a swimmer discovered that the real test is internal, facing the voice that urges quitting as well as the one that says keep going. Open water swimming became a mirror, revealing hidden strengths and vulnerabilities, and showing that genuine fulfillment comes from striving to become one’s best self. Growth is measured by how one responds to isolation, setbacks, and the challenge to keep moving forward.