Hi club,
It's been a long time since i last spoke to all of you. Just let me emo and read finish this entry for this once ok?
After all the trouble that zhiwei and i and many other ppl like eric, vincent who stayed behind to continue to help out with the emergency bm training class. The results begin to appear right? I guess most of you are more certain about your item 1 timing already. So happy for all of you.
However, it is the passing of the BM course of your batch (the largest intake ever) that is bothering me. I just want to take the chance to urge the current BM batch to continue to stay active within the club and continue for training when the club reopens during June.
A club that is so big with nearing 40 members, if the active members is only limited to kunda, zhiwei, and me and those exco members and some loyal members... then the club is only worthy to be called a 10 people club. What i want to see is really a fully commitment club that is so enthu about their activities.
The LS123 people attending their LS123 without fail.
The BM people challenging their previous own timing every week they come for training.
The graduated BM people aiming for higher achievements.
I was once a noob dog member wwho came with the idea of taking advantage of the cheap course fee. Get the Bm and escape as far as possible. But as i tow and tow and tow and tow.. Until i begin to fall in love by towing zhiwei. Now i love towing zhiwei, that's why i begin to like lifesaving. I guess all of you will have your own love story in lifesaving.
I just hope that you realised how fun lifesaving can be.
What can matter more than:
1) Beating your own timing every week, may it be towing or swimming
2) Competing with Rongtai (fastest swimmer of lifesaving)
3) Joking with son of HO CHI MINH, DUC
4) talking about cycling underwater and start to auto reformat
5) the "sumptuous dinner" at BOTAK JONES occasionally!
6) so many other things!
There are many other paths of advancement after BM.
Option 1: You can train harder and get AM! (Swim 1.5laps, Tow 1.5laps)
Option 2: You can join the instructor rank and be an instructor yourself
Option 3: You can join the lifesaving team for competition.
We need two main guy team consisting of 6 man for each team, and two main girl team consisting of 6 females for each team.
Option 4: You can do Opt 1,2 and 3 together! or you can do Opt 1 and 2, or 1 and 3.
Option 5: You can continue to take Bronze cross which is an open water module in lifesaving
Option 6: You can do Opt4 and 5?
See! There is so much more to do within the club. And what else can beat the weekly dinner right after a shagging session of swimming! And also the upcoming cohesions that the exco is planning for all of you.
Please prove your loyalty by your actions. I hope to continue see you guys coming for the weekly trainings! Anyway, the club is going to holiday soon.. So let's see it when June comes!
And all the best for LS123 who are taking their slss exams soon. ANd also BM people who are taking their BM before club holiday.
Your emo pres.
Open Water Training
On the last saturday of every month, we head down to Sentosa's Palawan Beach
We do surfboarding, canoeing, beach run, open water swims, definitely not your typical day out at the beach.
It’s not all work and no play though. Our beach outing have proven to be a great get-together session, a day of fun and laughter
Biathlon
Come 2009 we will focus our training on the singapore biathlon and NUS biathlon.
A biathlon is a sport that combines swimming and running, demanding mental strength and determination from every participating athlete. Distances can range from a sprint race (750m swim, 5km run) to a full Olympic distance race (1.5km swim, 10km run).
With well organised progressive training and special total immersion swimming workshops, we believe we can achieve great results.
Competitions
Our main competitions are the National annual lifesaving competition and NUS invitational.
Competition events include still water events such as obstacle swims, manikin tows, rope throw etc.
The best part comes at the beach with open water events such as the board/canoe race, run-swim-run, beach runs, board rescue and so many more!
Swimming
You love the calming feeling of being submerged in water and the fun factor of frolicking in the pool like you were 10 years old again.
We welcome you to join us for leisure swimming. It doesn’t matter if you swim to keep fit, swim as a past-time, swim fast or slow, we welcome you with open arms to enjoy swimming together. We'll be officially starting our first swimming lesson this coming 6th July 2009, so sign up now and learn how to swim!
Student Coaches
After Bronze Medallion and becoming a qualified lifeguard, your journey doesn’t stop there!
We encourage our members to take up coaching courses and becoming a lifesaving coach for our team after attaining your Bronze Medallion.
Many of our members have gone on to attain the Award of Merit in lifesaving too!
Courses
Other than our club activities, we also conduct courses such as lifesaving 1,2 and 3, Bronze Medallion, and Award of Merit in lifesaving.
Most of our members attained at least Bronze Medallion. Many of them go on to work part time as Lifeguards or swimming coaches.
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So what is Lifesaving and Bronze Medallion? We use a simple analogy. Lifesaving123 is like your driving theory, and Bronze Medallion is like your TP test.
After passing, you would be a qualified driver lifeguard!
Lifesaving 1, 2 & 3
We conduct Lifesaving 1, Lifesaving2, and lifesaving 3 as a single
course.
It will be 10 sessions over 10 weeks, followed by a test by an external examiner.
You will be learning basic resuscitation techniques, how to throw a buoyant aid, how to tow a casualty, water entry techniques and lots more.
Pre-requisite: Able to swim 200m in any stroke (no time limit)
(You do not have to be Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Gold Star in Survival swimming to join!)
Our Next intake for lifesaving 123 course will start on 1st Augest 2009 or earlier.
Fees: $120(subsidised rate) for lifesaving 123, inclusive of exam fees, coach fees and manual.
Bronze Medallion
After the completion of lifesaving 1,2 & 3 The Bronze Medallion course is the icing on the cake.
Upon completion of the BM course, you will be a qualified lifeguard!
You will be learning CPR, different towing techniques, water based and land based rescue, etc.
The course is conducted every monday over a period of 10 weeks. Afterwhich there will be a test conducted by an external examiner
Pre-requisite: Lifesaving 3 certification
Our next intake will start on 13th July 2009
Fees: $120(subsidised rate) for BM , inclusive of resusitation certification, exam fees, coaching fees and course notes.
About us
Be sure to check us out in our facebook group too
SIM lifesaving group
SIM lifesaving club aims to:
- To instill interest in lifesaving
- To create water safety awareness
- To foster personal development
- To promote lifesaving as a lifelong skill
- To enable members to be proficient in rescue techniques
SIM lifesaving club was formed in 2004 by Mr Ang Boon Yaw who was then an SIM student
[Banner used in 2005 recruitment]
Since then the club has gone on from strength to strength.
We are committed to imparting lifelong water rescue skills to SIM students.
In 2008/2009 we will be conducting water safety workshops for SIM water sports member.
2008 also saw the biggest recruitment yet for the club.
We are determined to make our mark on lifesaving competition 2009
Contact us
For any enquiries, do not hesitate to email us at lifesaving@clubs.sim.edu.sg
Alternatively you can send a text msg to 1 of the following numbers
Silvester Choo (President) 96565426
Chang Chi Yee (Vice President) 92265246
