ob1knobe:

Anyone knows if there are any swimming meet where we can register our kids to compete? My girl is 8yo.


Thanks.

Jeremy

Jeremy you can pm me for more details on the next swim meet
Regards
Jeff

micollh:

just curious what's the value of having the swimsafe cert?

It's a matter of preference for individual parents...I hv parents chasing for the next test....I also hv parents who say doesn't matter as long as their child can swim well...
It also motivates a child of their achievement and award them according like Tae Kwon do u go for your grading every three month
Wat value does a TKD cert have, hmmm I dun know maybe can help u in your job application as a bouncer, police..etc?
Now the school want to see yr child certs at least a bronze... If u take part in the school water sports activities like kayaking...etc cos they dun want to put yr child safety at risk.!
....last heard now they increase it to Gold not sure for all school or just that school.i
So I lev tis tot to you !
For my two boys now 19 & 21 both got no certs can swim can liao!
Cheers

Royng:

learntoswim:

[quote=\"Royng\"]Any parents can share with me who I can call at Spore Sports Council to find out if my girl's swimming cert is real? Thanks

When did your girl take the swimsafer test?the swrial number only came in lately (frm late 2013) onwards..i highly doubt there are fake swimsafer certs out there

My girl took in dec, around same time as my friend's daughter. Her cert has serial noumber & her coach told my friend tt he can verify with sports council that cert is real.

Does any parent face this issue of swimsafe cert no serial number?[/quote]Hi,
Toward end of 2013, SSC added in e Serial numbers so they hv the records over their end.
From 1s Oct 2014 the design of the certs hv all change..no more picture of a child swimming but hv sponsors print on it
Hope this clarify yr concern
Cheers

Reference to the 30th JIC , runner up was CSC, Chinese Swimming Club and the good news is that effective Jan 2015, they hv now engage David Lim the head coach of SAC as their new Technical Director

I’m sure they re very happy to hv him on board to revamp their whole training program, etc , sharing the same vision as them, to train our own local swimmers to be world class swimmers of this generation.
This was reported in the ST yesterday
Congrats to David!!!

swimironkids:

TravelMummy:

My impression is that SwimFast may be better for the older kids than younger ones? For the younger age groups, it has been CSC sweeping the top spot, year after year, no? And comments from other parents in this forum that it sometimes is too crowded at Swimfast. I am a little confused.

Confused not...wait and see this year' meet......focus is now change IMO......last JIC in Nov was csc 866, sf 847!
Unless u have a fat wallet to join csc for a 5 figure membership plus a monthly sub fee of $70... I not sure of the monthly fee.....
SF is only 3 figure one time payment to train.....
If over crowded at sf only speaks of one thing...just like a long Q at one of the stall at the hawker centre..hehe :xedfingers:

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If you re looking for a top club to train your kids be and dun mind the journey to ACS Barker or RI join SAC, swimfast aquatic
They came in top in the recent 30th Junior Inter Club Swimming Championship held at the Sports School.
They also won the National Championship in Dec 2014 , 9 out of 10 times

TTBCOOL:

Need advice on which is the best martial arts (not too violent and can be used for self-defence) to learn for a teenage girl ? TIA.

Personally in my opinion only , gentle and very useful will be BJJ, Judo , Aikodo
No kicking or punching people to hurt people, just a take down and lock that people until he tap or submit to u. Thn walk off without fighting
Bjj may not be available everywhere so the next best is judo & Aikido.
Evolve has all cos they r Mixed Martial Art Academy

junemom:

esmummy:

I think for adults who can travel independently to class, evolve is great if you can afford the fees and time to go for more than 3 classes a week. But if it's for kids classes you are after, evolve has limited slots and they are crowded. That said, evolve has produced one of the best kid mma fighters who competes internationally. Evolve is very swanky; it's like martial arts' answer to true yoga and California fitness. Thankfully they do free trials so you can decide if the \"investment\" (in their own words) is really worth your while..:)

I totally agree with you esmummy. I think Evolve is no doubt one of the best but the fees and schedule for kids is not ideal. It's targeted more to working adults, who can arrange their time flexibility.

Anyway, I wasn't too impress with the attitude of one of the staff (not the coaches)

My son is with Evolve and yes having the best instrutors is not cheap. He started with Karate which I know is more tougher than TKD as one is train to take blows at the abdominal n body area . u can watch that in utube ......now it's the mixed martial arts that re proven to be more effective in self defense cos whn u re on your 2 feet its Muay Thai, boxing , karate...when you re on the ground its Bjj, judo or akido...my 2cts

junemom:

esmummy:

I think for adults who can travel independently to class, evolve is great if you can afford the fees and time to go for more than 3 classes a week. But if it's for kids classes you are after, evolve has limited slots and they are crowded. That said, evolve has produced one of the best kid mma fighters who competes internationally. Evolve is very swanky; it's like martial arts' answer to true yoga and California fitness. Thankfully they do free trials so you can decide if the \"investment\" (in their own words) is really worth your while..:)

I totally agree with you esmummy. I think Evolve is no doubt one of the best but the fees and schedule for kids is not ideal. It's targeted more to working adults, who can arrange their time flexibility.

Anyway, I wasn't too impress with the attitude of one of the staff (not the coaches)

My son is with Evolve and yes having the best instrutors is not cheap. He started with Karate which I know is more tougher than TKD as one is train to take blows at the abdominal n body area . u can watch that in utube ......now it's the mixed martial arts that re proven to be more effective in self defense cos whn u re on your 2 feet its Muay Thai, boxing , karate...when you re on the ground its Bjj, judo or akido...my 2cts

nicnac:

heyhoe:

Hi,


May I know what type of clothing to wear for swimming test - silver? I was told to get my child wear long sleeve shirt and pant. However, I find it too heavy. What kind of material should I look for and most of all, where to buy?

I was also told pyjamas are not allowed. Thanks

Cheers,

My dc wore pyjamas for Gold Test today, the same set she wore for her silver test.

Hi all, pyjamas is not allowed
The intention is to create as close a scenario of an outing in a boat..etc when the boat capsize ..etc so your child with the normal clothing wld hv no problem swimming to safety
I usually inform the parents to bring the heaviest clothing they have for this lesson....
U go and figure it out.....
I hope this helps :xedfingers:

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