I Feared Deep Water… Until My Coach Forced Me to Face It

By Sanuj Srivastava on SwimSwam
In Part 3, I shared how a coach from Bengal, Rakesh Mondal, noticed me during a beginners’ race and asked me a question I had never expected: “Why don’t you prepare for competitions?” Until that moment, swimming was simply something I enjoyed doing. I had only recently overcome my fear of deep water, and I had absolutely no idea that competitive swimming could become a part of my life. But now that question had created a new fear, what if I