AR Rahman tweets to raise funds for ‘talented’ swimmer Bhakti Sharma

Bhakti Sharma got AR Rahman's backing when the maestro appealed to raise funds for the swimmer's training.

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Bhakti Sharma is only the third person in the world to have swum in the Arctic Ocean and became the youngest to swim in all five oceans, a feat which earned her recognition from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

AR Rahman tweeted in support of open-water swimmer Bhakti Sharma, who is hoping to put India in the spotlight at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Bhakti, who has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fueladream.com, got Rahman’s backing when the maestro appealed to raise funds for the swimmer’s training.

She holds a number of world records in long distance swimming. The longest distance she swum is 36 kms. She achieved the feat in Jan 2015.

Let’s support the talented Bhakti Sharma who’s aiming for the Olympics 2020 in Tokyo.https://t.co/eAZFCf4W50“

— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) 22 June 2016

Bhakti also set a world record when she swam 2.28 kilometres in 41.14 minutes in 1 C temperature. This was in the Antarctic Ocean.

“AR Rahman has been an idol for me, and his music has been the one thing I have always turned to for inspiration & motivation. To find him tweeting for me and this Olympic dream that I have for India, is just an unbelievable high; this has spurred and energized me!,” said Bhakti after Rahman’s tweet.

Bhakti has already raised Rs 1, 12, 200 and is not far away from her target of Rs 2, 30, 000.