Saw this anonymous post online and thought to share with you…

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I learned to swim at age 29. At one of my first swimming lessons, I asked my instructor:

"I just don't understand how there's enough time in between strokes."

She looked at me quizzically.

"You know," I continued. "To breathe out and in. It just takes so long."

For 29 years, I thought swimmers held their breath underwater.

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Honestly, this is no surprise for swimming instructors like us.

Most of the beginner swimmers who come to learn to swim at our swimming centres, often think we’re NOT supposed to breathe inside water, because we’re not fish with fins that can breathe normally in the water.

So holding the breath is the solution for them.

But that’s wrong!

Because not only you can’t last long and need to stop every few metres…

You also will tire yourself out very easily and eventually will give up easily because of not completing the stroke from one end of the pool to the other.

That’s why one of the first things we teach new swimmers is: Bubbles.

It’s what we call when it comes to breathing in the water.

How?

You can watch the reel video we make here for demonstration: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1403231037124756

Of course, it seems easier to do from watching the video, but when it comes to doing it by yourself, you might still choke yourself, easily get out of breath, or struggle to clear the water from the mouth.

That’s why having a professional swim coach with you is the most direct and fastest way to learn swimming.

You won’t keep making the same mistake again and again, which means…

❌ No struggle in the water
❌ No incorrect technique
❌ No trial-and-error
❌ No stopping every few seconds to catch your breath

Come to any of our centres in Klang Valley, book an appointment for a FREE 30-minute trial, then our professional coach will teach you how to correctly breathe inside the water.

It’s free trial, no risk on your side.

You get to learn the most fundamental principle of swimming AND stop feeling like you’re struggling every single time you swim.

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Vivian Ho
Optimum Train Swim School

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