Goa ki swimmer Arunima Bose ne haal hi me ak relay team ke part ke roop me 34km ki English Channel ko successfully cross kiya. Arunima India ki five member ‘SwimLife Arrows’ team ka part thi, jisme Avinash Thadani, Kiran Rajagopal, Madhur Gopal aur Yajna Somayaji shaamil the, jinhone England ke Dover me Shakespeare Beach se France ke Cap-Gris-Nez tak 15:58 hours me swimming ki.
English Channel Seven Oceans Challenge ka part hai. Ye saal tha kyunki ye channel cross karne wale first person, Captain Matthew Webb ki 125th anniversary thi.
English Channel ak unique and demanding swimming hai, jise kai log long-distance ka ultimate challenge maante hain. Challenge keval distance hi nahi hai balki swimmers ko jin variable conditions ko face karna padta hai, wo bhi hai. Ye duniya ke busiest shipping lanes me se ak hai, jahan se har din 600 tanker aur 200 ferries aur other vessels pass hote hain.
Panaji-based expressive art therapist Arunima Goa Open Water Swimming Club (GOWSC) ki lead coach bhi hai, jo poore India ke swimmers ko open water swimming ke joy se introduce karane par focused hai.
Unhone kaha, “Main bachpan se hi swimming karti rahi hun, lekin Goa me rahne se mujhe sea swimming ka motivation mila aur open water challenges ke liye meri curiosity badhi.”
Arunima ke according, “Swim training and gym workouts ice bath se kahin jada asan tha, jisse unhe cold swim ke liye anukool hone me help mili. Unhone kaha, “Maine meditation and visualisation practices ke through apne mind and mental make-up ko majboot kiya.”
