Bhakti Sharma Crosses Another Milestone

August 13, 2010 By Krati Bansal 3 Comments

Bhakti Sharma, mermaid of Udaipur proved her mettle once again when she crossed the Arctic Circle by Grimsey Island situated in the north of Iceland this week. [Source: http://www.icelandreview.com]

She swam one nautical mile, about 33 minutes followed by her entourage. The ocean temperature was 9.2^o C at the surface as per the sources.

She added one more feather in her cap after crossing English Channel in 2006,Gulf of Maxeco (25 km.); Pacific Ocean (6½) and Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico in one day (21 Km.) at U.S.A in 2007.She has also crossed 36 km. from Dharamtal to Gate way of India in Mumbai.

We as Udaipurites congratulate her on this brand new success. May she shine forever and attain heights through depths of Blue.

[image courtsey: http://bhaktisharma.com]

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Aditya says:

August 14, 2010 at 5:33 pm

Wohoo…..!!!

Bhakti Rocks…!! All the best to her, may she keeps up the good work

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