Whooah Swimming! When I recall my India's days, one of the memorable things is my swimming classes. I can’t forget the feeling I had before joining the classes and while learning the swimming. The same feeling I was experiencing today in addition to my eagerness to know how swimming pools are here in Singapore. I was excited to know how the changing rooms here are. There was no doubt in swimming pool safeness but was eager to know how pools here are different than in Nagpur.
I brought new swim suit, goggles, and cap. And with my bag ready I reached at the swimming complex at 7.30 evening. Here we (Rajesh and I) saw few ticket accepting machines and which was allowing entering people after inserting ticket. We brought two tickets and were searching in which machine we have to insert the ticket because all machines were labeled as "Child". One of the children's tickets accepting machine accepted our ticket :D As soon as I entered inside the complex, I looked around. The scene was so colorful and beautiful. There were four pools. One for small children, one for average age kids, one was for adult learners and last one for professional swimmers.
I was so excited and little thrilled also. After almost a year I was going into the pool and I was not sure if I still remember the swimming that I learned in Nagpur.
I waited for my instructor almost 45 mins. I was getting energized looking others swimming and was not wanting to wait anymore and I headed towards changing room. But the same time my instructor reached there. It was totally new environment and I was going to swim with Chinese people around me. I was little nervous at the beginning and was little worried if I could understand my instructor's English :D
After changing I entered into the pool. I used to swim in 1.2 meter deep water but I was getting feeling like I entered into much deeper water. Water depth just intimidated me and I suddenly I got so nervous that my heartbeats went up. I was just trying to get comfortable in the water and all of sudden my instructor asked me to show her what I know. I took 1-2 mins to relax myself and I recalled how I used to do freestyle and showed her freestyle. She taught me few exercises and few leg movements of breaststroke which I have to practice till next class. I liked her way of teaching, systematic and professional way. I enjoyed my first swim class and am looking forward to today swimming :)
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