Fishlike's Testimonials
Andy
I can't even finish a 25m freestyle swim; that was me before I knew Tang. Around July 2005 I caught the triathlon bug and competed in my first triathlon event when I can't swim freestyle at all. I can still vividly remember being one of the last few people left in the sea during my first triathlon race. So in December 2005 I decided that I should do some major training in my freestyle. I learnt about Fishlike Aquatic School and Tang's contact in a forum and decided to contact him to find out more about the Total Immersion (TI) program that he is conducting. After a few short e-mails exchange, I decided to give TI a try.
Tang is very patient with me as I have no swimming background at all. I took me quite a long time to finally grasp most of the drills before even dreaming of swimming freestyle normally. What's more important is that Tang doesn't just teach me TI, but he also explains to me the reasons and concepts behind each drill that we must do to achieve a smooth swimming stroke. Everything eventually made sense to me and I became more and more convince that TI will work. Only after about 4months of learning TI was I finally able to swim freestyle! But I still had a long way to go before I'm able to swim freestyle comfortably during a triathlon races.
Tang personally took up the challenge to make sure that I'll be able to swim well on my first Half-Ironman event in September 2006. With his encouragement and motivation, I improved tremendously! Within just 9 months, I'm able to swim freestyle in a Half-Ironman event! Something which I never even dream about 10 months before that.
After my Half-Ironman event, I gain confidence in my swim, and was fully convinced that all the drills and trainings that I had with Tang is the reason why my swim can improve so tremendously in such a short period of time! I'll be going for my first Ironman event in February 2007, and I have no doubt that the skills and fitness I've gained from Tang will be valuable for the swim section of my Ironman race!
Thank you Tang for your patience and also determination to make me a better swimmer! You are a great coach! I am looking forward to improve my swim even more under your training and guidance.
Yours sincerely, Andy