20 years ago, a group of teenagers went to a waterfall during their school holidays.

While they were happily splashing each other water, they didn’t notice the disappearance of one of their friends.

It was up until the disappeared teen’s sister saw him getting swept away by the water from far away that this group of teenagers realised the danger of their friend and able to save him from drowning.

Fast forward to 2024, I meet this teenager.

And he is my best friend.

And now he’s asking me to become his swimming teacher.

Because after being traumatised and being scared of water for two decades, he FINALLY decided to learn swimming.

Here’s the thing:

My friend is not alone.

Throughout my 5+ years of teaching swimming experience and also 20+ years of talking with people around me…

Most of the people who do not know how to swim seems to have fear of water for some reasons.

And it’s totally fine!

We get it. It’s normal to feel scared... especially if it's something you don't know.

We've been there before.

Many students have been there too.

BUT…

Rather than letting the fear to consume you, be the one that controls them.

And here are 5 tips that can help makes those fear gone away.

You can take a look here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X8hZbLd0zYRG7UEtFmGfFByeyX0y9fzZe7fgB8LvUdI/edit?usp=sharing

Vivian Ho
Former Swim Coach
Optimum Train Swim School

P.S. More than 35,000 students have enrolled in our swim schools and some of them are afraid of water. Rest assured our professional coaches know how to handle this situation.

Book a FREE 30-minute trial here to let our coaches guide you.

Remember: you’re not alone, and we’re here to help :)

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