Well, believe it or not it all began with a FEAR TO DARE. I was really scared of swimming initially. The sight of my sports uniform on my bed petrified me to a very huge extent. But the credits of me transforming into a swimmer thoroughly goes to my parents and my coach Mr. Subodh Danke. One day, the sports teacher randomly called me and took me to meet my coach. He just said this one thing to me,” Your actual swimming sessions start from tomorrow. Brace yourself.” Post a few weeks of training I actually got a rush of confidence in me. In 2008 my love for swimming increased even more as I won a gold medal in one of the competitions; I was also a step closer to the state level competition in the very next year but suffered a spiral fracture of my right leg due to which I was out of the pool for a year. But neither my parents nor did my coach give up on me. I bounced back in 2010 and qualified for the STATE level swimming competition. Again post one laurel there was an obstacle. As I was approaching my nationals, I suffered from a slip disc injury. All I needed at this point was immense motivation and support to even go ahead with this sport. My coach and my parents left no stone unturned. Their support, care and not to forget humongous amount of trust in me helped me win a Bronze in the national level swimming competition in 2015. I guess it just goes to show that even if you feel like the dream has ended … it’s actually on pause and something even better will crop up for you in the future. Just the path to get there is slightly different.