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Author Prathigudupu, Madhavi Latha

Title Swimming Against the Tide : True Story of Para Swimmer Madhavi Latha
Published New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (237 pages)
Contents Intro -- Publisher Note -- Advance Praise -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1 The Bundle of Joy and the Blow -- 2 The Short-lived Hope -- 3 My Strength: My Family -- 4 Schooling Life -- 5 And I Graduated! -- 6 My Love for Water -- 7 Small Deeds, Big Lessons -- 8 Finding a Job Was a Tough Job -- 9 Banking on My Abilities -- 10 My Stint with the Bank at My Native Place -- 11 Prejudice and Pride -- 12 Lessons Learnt in the Training Period -- 13 The Hardships in Finding a Rented House
14 The Dream Posting -- 15 The Struggle to Gain Ownership -- 16 Holy Places: Obstacles to Access -- 17 Moving Out of My Comfort Zone -- 18 New City, New Experiences -- 19 A Rude Shock: 365 Days to Live! -- 20 The Lifeline -- 21 Finding Work-Life Balance, Literally! -- 22 The Discovery of an Unknown Talent -- 23 The Dawning of 'Yes, We Too Can!!!' -- 24 The Ventures That Struck Gold: Becoming a National Champion -- 25 The Journey from a Participant to a Host -- 26 Happiness Makes Life Blossom -- 27 Paving the Way for Future Champions -- 28 Year 2013: Can You Play Basketball on a Wheelchair?
29 Year 2014: As the Wheels of Change Turned -- 30 Year 2015: Growing My Network, Learning the Ropes from Experts and Chennai Floods -- 31 Year 2016: Honouring of My Mother -- 32 Year 2017: Making History on the Global Stage -- 33 Year 2018: Making India's Voice Heard at the International Level -- 34 Year 2019: The Year of Many Firsts -- 35 Year 2020: Adapting to the New Normal -- About the Author -- Publisher Note
Summary ""Swimming against the tide"" is the true story of a sportsperson who challenges her circumstances and physical disability to overcome the odds and emerge a winner, along the way becoming an inspiration to many
Notes Print version record
Subject Latha, Madhavi
Swimmers -- India -- Biography
Sports for people with disabilities.
Sports for people with disabilities
Swimmers
India
Genre/Form Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9391370608
9789391370602
9789391370688
9391370683