Richa mishra swimmer biography of william

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Swimmer Richa Mishra is used to people making a big deal about her age, but she keeps defying it as she reaches a new milestone, turning 37 this December.

Having set multiple examples for others to live by, Richa remains at the forefront among women who have led us to reassess the possibilities of aging and performance. Economic disability can still be managed, but how can an athlete improve herself if she is not even provided with a lane to train?

Tell me. Swimming kits are very expensive. That is the real struggle. “Honestly, I never thought that I would go on representing the country one day and the moment of reckoning hit me when I won a medal at the Senior Nationals in 1998. Definitely, yes! I don’t take it too seriously, because if I take action, I’ll be the one to suffer,” Richa, a national record holder in 400m and 800m freestyle in 2011, admits wistfully.

I was selected for the Asian Games in the same year. My father was the only breadwinner of the family. It is a part of my life! I never knew swimming could also help us win money, we were too small to realise,” reminisces Richa.

Source: Richa Mishra

Almost a decade later, she is still focussed on her strengths and stamina.

I still have the same competitive spirit and potential that I had 20 years ago. I love every bit of it. But while some may oppose it, there are rare few individuals who live by it every single day. I took it up professionally after my elder sister, Charu Mishra, won a medal in a club competition and received a cash prize of Rs. 200.

Her earliest memories of splashing in the water go back to 20 years or more.

When I started off, it was a big barrier to my dreams. Only six years later, she embarked on a new journey at the SwimmingNationals in 1994. “I belonged to a lower-middle class family.

Source: Richa Mishra

Undoubtedly, Richa is one of the best women swimmers that Indian has ever seen.