Meet Kamya

The athlete behind
the ambition.

An emerging open-water swimmer from Gurugram whose record-setting Palk Strait double crossing has established her as one of India’s promising endurance swimmers.

Kamya campaign open-water footage
Athlete Profile

Kamya Bhardwaj.

NameKamya Bhardwaj
Date of Birth23 July 2006
HometownGurugram, Haryana
Signature FeatPalk Strait double crossing

Kamya represents the spirit of a new India — ambitious, resilient and fearless.

What sets her apart

Built for difficult water.

Her record performance in the Palk Strait demonstrated the qualities required for an ambitious long-term Oceans Seven campaign.

01

Endurance

Exceptional capacity for sustained open-water effort.

02

Mental Resilience

The ability to remain focused under extreme conditions.

03

Technical Proficiency

Experience adapting to open-water conditions and changing environments.

04

Long-Term Commitment

A disciplined approach to sporting excellence and increasingly difficult challenges.

Visual Journey Timeline

From Palk Strait
to Oceans Seven.

Breakthrough

Record-setting Palk Strait double crossing

A demanding India–Sri Lanka crossing that demonstrated Kamya’s endurance, determination and readiness for larger open-water goals.

2026

Technical assessment and international qualification

Independent assessment, medical and sports-science evaluation, training roadmap, budget and logistics planning.

2026–2028

The Oceans Seven campaign

A proposed sequence of seven major channel crossings culminating in the Molokai Channel and completion of the Oceans Seven Challenge.

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