From crying at the sight of a swimming pool to the Paris Olympics: How Bengaluru’s 14-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu overcame her fear of water to become India’s youngest athlete at the 2024 Games
At six, Dhinidhi Desinghu struggled with something many swimmers eventually learn to love: being in the water. Getting her feet into a swimming pool and putting her head underwater felt frightening, and her parents had to enter the pool themselves to help her feel comfortable. Eight years later, that same Bengaluru girl stood on the…