My 1st “legal” day at NITRkl swimming pool

Disclaimer : It is not a swimming coaching manual, so please don’t try this!!! And I am not posting any picture of me in my swimming costume, because I haven’t receive the payment yet from “Sports Illustration” to do so!!

Guys and whatsoever one or two girls reading this, first of all be very clear that I still don’t know swimming even after spending my whole life at around 700m from the bank of Ganges and studying in a school having a swimming pool!! The basic reason behind this is I am Very LAZY and hygienic (haha!! just to give a good reason)!!! BTW, I didn’t want to check my immune system by swimming in the “Holy” Ganges and talking about the school pool, we were allowed to use it once a year during “The Pool Side Party” (well I think there were swimming classes in the evening but who cares what happens there after school!). For the Non- Michaelites ,The Pool Side Party isn’t as cool as it sounds. Girls used to play in the pool in the 1st half with all the boys abandoned and when the time for boys would come, they would eat their snacks sitting besides the pool watching us taking dive in the pool!!!
I always had the desire to learn swimming ever since Amisha Patel had to save Hrithik in KNPH!!!
So when I heard that pool would be starting at out college, I was determined abhi nai to kabhi nai!! I even tried to jumpstart the process even before the pool had opened and avoided a DISCO by 4 hrs!!
I wanted to dive in the pool In the very 1st slot on the inauguration day but couldn’t thanks to registration process of Insti and dress code in pool. Then the time came when I had the swimming costume but the pool closed for repair!!
Finally on 31st march 2010 in the slot 4.45 to 5.30pm , I had my first ‘legal’ jump in the pool and felt all the waters rushing in through nose, ears , eyes and whatever places in that very jump!! I tried to learn from some guys who claimed to know swimming but couldn’t pick up anything for first few minutes. Slowly I made my first ‘float’ after a lot of unsuccessful attempts. Then Mozzie taught me basic body position while floating which surely helped. I was now able to float successfully to some distance. Sunil told me to rotate arms as if bowling to travel in water and how to use my legs to keep my body up and also travel ahead. I kept on practicing those few tricks umpteenth times. The intake of water through nose and ears too couldn’t deter me. Finally till the end of session I could travel around 10 to 15 m.
It was quite tiring with my legs straining but still quite enjoyable 1st experience.
But wait “Amisha” don’t jump yet, I have still a lot lot to learn to save you!!