PowerSwim: Baby steps to learning swimming
There was a moment last Sunday when I felt shivers down my spine.
No, it was not due to the unheated swimming pool at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil. Though I have to say, having to immerse yourself in cold water when your body is still warm and toasty at 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning is not the most pleasant thing in the world. A more pleasurable alternative would be the English breakfast at Jarrod & Rawlins, but I digress.
No, it was not caused by the half-naked Caucasian male overseeing his two sons doing the backstroke at the very same pool. But you should have seen him – tall with a good mop of wavy hair, stunning manly facial features and oh, the shoulders the abs the arms! Any more beautiful, he would have been the Vitruvian Man.
It was at a time when I felt so frustrated because I was not getting it right. I asked my swimming instructor, Abdul Hafiz if I could skip learning how to swim freestyle and jump to breast stroke as the latter is something I already know how to do. Not perfectly, could use a lot of polishing but it doesn’t give me the problems I’m encountering with learning how to do it freestyle.
Then he looked at me, smiled softly and said, “I know you can do it Suanie. Just give yourself time to learn. Give me time to teach you, because I know I can do it.”
Okay lah. You’re the swimming expert, I trust you 
With my swimming mates, and instructor Abdul Hafiz of PowerSwim
So yes, I’m learning how to swim. Will tell you more about it later!
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I support you suan!
no picture of the almost vitruvian man??
eiling: aww thanks babe
kim: no wor we were already half freezing in the water
Way to go girl!
Is good, is good!
ooo how much is the fees ah? Is your instructor good? I know crap about swimming
Put me in a life jacket and I can float, but no matter how much I “paddle” I won’t move T.T
Denise & Suertes: cheers
electronicfly: public and private lessons have diff prices. wait i’ll get more info! sure is good, founded by ex-national coach and swimmers haha. will blog more details later!
Think there’s a reason why they emphasise front crawl. It is sort of the fundamental stroke, being used for the fastest events like the 50m dash to the longest endurance distances such as the 10k open water. It is probably the most energy efficient, when you can do it properly and it is also the base for the back stroke. Breast stroke is probably easier since everyone seems to pick it first..
great! u can make a video later and teach ME how to do the freestyle =D
suan u can do it!!!
Yep, I hate front crawl too ! The breast gets in the way of a nice streamline…
nak ikut!
gambate suanie.
I like swimming. But I have no time to practice recently because is busy for studies. I’m an undergraduate student now.