Today
I went to Talkatora international swimming pool to give trials to do
swimming at the venue. I had not carried all the required documents like
the medical certificate, which would declare me fit for swimming. I
talked to a coach who allowed me to give the trials on the condition
that if I am successful in completing 100 meters in the pool smoothly, I
shall produce all the remaining documents and thus be admitted for
swimming.
(Trials are held only to certify that the person will
not drown in the pool, though coaches are present at the sidelines of
the pool.)
Though I confidently went into the pool but only
after a lot of effort and repeated breaks could I finally complete the
required 100 meters. I must admit that 100 meters is easy for any good
swimmer. But since I was getting into the swimming pool after a very
long time and that too without any practice, it was a difficult task for
me.
The coach called me aside and told me that he thinks I swam
decent enough and shall be admitted. I said ok. After I came back from
the changing room, he said that he had cleared me in the trials and now I
was only required to submit the remaining documents and the fee before I
could become a member.
Then, on the way back to the gate, he
told me that I needed some coaching. So I should visit him at a school
in R K Puram and get my movements corrected before I become a member
here. He also told me that his fees for the COACHING would be INR 3000
(though the fee here is 300 per month).
