Dhinidhi Desinghu opened out about her early challenges, recalling how she disliked going into swimming pools.
Dhinidhi Desinghu, India’s young swimming sensation, will make her Olympic debut at the next Summer Games in Paris. Dhinidhi opened out about her early troubles before the Paris Olympics, recalling how she disliked swimming in pools. Fast forward to 2024, and the 14-year-old qualified for the women’s 200m freestyle on a universality basis. Dhinidhi also mentioned that her parents wanted her to participate in an activity, and swimming was the logical choice because they had a pool directly next to their house.”However, I was against the water and didn’t want to go in. It was impossible for me to dip my feet or my head into the water. There was difficulty. It was when I was six years old. I was still too terrified the following year when I went back,” Dhinidhi told the Indian Express.
“In actuality, my parents learned to swim before I did. That’s how it all began, when they entered the water to console me.
When Dhinidhi was initially exposed to swimming, she admitted that she did not even know the fundamental vocabulary. Dhinidhi is a trainer at Dolphin Aquatics in Bengaluru.”Backstroke, breaststroke, and (butter) fly were the strokes I knew. All I knew, though, was that. All of these children were roughly thirteen years old. There was another, who was only nine years old, just like me. It worried me to beg for assistance. She said, “I was at a loss for what to do.
Also, Dhinidhi’s mother Jesitha related an experience from when her daughter was only eight years old and how it assisted her in facing her worries.
“Her talent was obvious to me. She excels in the swimming pool. However, she experienced pressure throughout competitions. She would either get sick the day before with a fever or throw up when she arrived at the pool for the event.””I recently made the decision to purchase a bus ticket. We were throwing up nonstop the entire time, and I also get motion sickness. Dhinidhi remarked, “No, I’m scared,” after arriving at the location. I’m not interested in swimming. We had endured a lot to get there, though, so I offered that we simply check out the pool first and come back if she wasn’t game. After circumnavigating the pool, she turned to face me and remarked, “I think I can do it.” It was she who produced the gold. Well, that’s it. After that, she never experienced a fever or vomiting prior to a competition,” Jesitha recalled.
The current national record for the women’s 200-meter freestyle is held by Dhinidhi. She has traveled abroad and attended the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
