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MASTERS of the sea
68 sportz stu! BY LEONG WAI KIT
Before you take the plunge, take a step back and ask yourself: Am I really ready for open water swimming? Test the water by signing up with a commercial triathlon-swimming school.
SYNERGY MULTI-SPORT (SINCE 2003)
www.Synergymultisport.com
Where:East Coast Park. Log on for more.
Conducted by: Eugene Lee, founder and principal
coach. Eugene is a former SEA Games gold medalist (fi n swimming) and one of a few International Triathlon Union
certifi ed coaches in Singapore.
Contact: Call 8138 2308 or email
SINGAPORE MASTERS SWIMMING (SINCE 2007)www.singaporemastersswimming.com
Where: Kallang Basin, Bishan Swimming Complex, Safra Tampines Club as well as East Coast Park.
Conducted by:Alex Tung, founder. Besides coaching, Alex himself is an active and competitive open water swimmer, who came in fi rst in various races, including Singapore’s fi rst 10km open water swim event in 2003, Malaysia’s 6.5km Kapas/Marang International Swimathon in 2005 and the SAC 10km open water swim competition in 2006.
Contact:Call 9679 0976 or email [email protected]
TRIBOB (SINCE 2000)www.tribob.com
Where:Buona Vista and Queenstown Swimming Complex,
as well as Tanjong Beach, Sentosa. Log on for more.
Conducted by: Alister Russell, head coach. Alister has been
coaching running since 1984 and triathlons since 1998. He is also a British Triathlon Level 3 coach
and a member of the British Triathlon World Class Performance coaching team 2002-2005.
Contact: Call 6464 5130 or email [email protected]
Special thanks to Singapore Sports Council for photography permission at Queenstown, and Kallang Basin Swimming Complexes
YELLOWFISH (SINCE 2007)www.yellowwfi sh.com
Where:Queenstown, Clementi, Katong and Buona Vista Swimming Complex as well as East Coast Park. Log on for more.
Conducted by: David Lim, founder. An avid triathlete, David is a former competitive basketball player and one of a few International Triathlon Union certifi ed coaches in Singapore.
Contact: Call 9101 4211 or email coach@yellowwfi sh.com (note the double ‘w’ in email)
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