Talk:Meenakshi Pahuja

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Yoninah in topic Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk22:17, 5 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Moved to mainspace by Mujinga (talk). Self-nominated at 11:55, 24 November 2020 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

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QPQ: Done.

Overall:   The hook is not really interesting. Even her being the first Indian to swim across Lake Constance, Key West or Lake Travis is also not interesting in itself for a hook Roller26 (talk) 08:15, 27 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

  • I would agree that it's not very interesting to say she is the "first Indian woman to swim X", that's why I thought I would combine three of her achievements all in one sentence. I'm at a loss how to make the hook more interesting. Mujinga (talk) 11:55, 1 December 2020 (UTC)Reply
  •   I think the hook is interesting enough, but it makes her look like a regular person who likes swimming. Is that the impression you want to give? Another idea would be to refer to her as a marathon swimmer, name one of her prize-winning swims, and then say that the English Channel was the only thing that thwarted her, or something like that. Yoninah (talk) 13:02, 8 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

Source: https://openwaterswimming.com/2020/03/meenakshi-pahuja-honored-for-her-contributions-and-achievements/

Source: https://www.deccanherald.com/content/426400/she-has-passion-swimming.html Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/test-your-limits-marathon-swimmer-tells-bennett-university-students/articleshow/78770463.cms

  • I also find the hooks not hook-y. How about mentioning she left competitive swimming to teach before becoming an award-winning marathon swimmer? Contrasting facts like that can be quite interesting. @Joofjoof and Yoninah: Happy to review any hooks proposed. Kingsif (talk) 19:20, 20 December 2020 (UTC)Reply
  • ALT5 ... that competitive swimmer Meenakshi Pahuja (pictured) retired to become a lecturer, but took up marathon swimming five years later? Source: [1],[2]
  • ALT6 ... that competitive swimmer Meenakshi Pahuja (pictured) retired to become a lecturer, but later became an award-winning marathon swimmer? Source: [3],[4]
  • I have removed the image. How about this hook:
  • ALT7 ... that competitive swimmer Meenakshi Pahuja encountered snakes and a corpse during a river race at Murshidabad? Source: "race in Bhagirathi river at Murshidabad, West Bengal...'Fighting muddy water and water snakes, I covered it in 12 hours and 27 minutes, so I was really on a high'"[5],"I was there in Murshidabad (West Bengal) and racing with a ‘dead body’."[6]
  • ALT8a ... that competitive swimmer Meenakshi Pahuja encountered snakes and a corpse while participating in river races at Murshidabad? Source: "race in Bhagirathi river at Murshidabad, West Bengal...'Fighting muddy water and water snakes, I covered it in 12 hours and 27 minutes, so I was really on a high'"[7],"I was there in Murshidabad (West Bengal) and racing with a ‘dead body’."[8]
  • ALT8b ... that competitive swimmer Meenakshi Pahuja faced water snakes in one river race at Murshidabad, and a corpse in another? Source: "race in Bhagirathi river at Murshidabad, West Bengal...'Fighting muddy water and water snakes, I covered it in 12 hours and 27 minutes, so I was really on a high'"[9],"I was there in Murshidabad (West Bengal) and racing with a ‘dead body’."[10]
  • ALT8c ... that competitive swimmer Meenakshi Pahuja encountered snakes and a corpse while participating in races on the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River at Murshidabad? Source: "race in Bhagirathi river at Murshidabad, West Bengal...'Fighting muddy water and water snakes, I covered it in 12 hours and 27 minutes, so I was really on a high'"[11],"I was there in Murshidabad (West Bengal) and racing with a ‘dead body’."[12]

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