Any idea on inexpensive classes I can go to learn butterfly stroke around KL? I can do the other strokes fairly OK and swim fairly often around 2-3 times a week in a condo pool in Mt Kiara. The others I can pick up fairly OK, but butterfly I have a major problem with mastering the dolphin kick/body swerve thingy. Think I may not limber enough. Any suggestions on classes?

How good is the Pebble Smartwatch in terms of swim tracking? Is it really recommended? Thinking of getting one as it's much cheaper than the Garmin Swim.

My sister lives in the condo. I go there to swim after work for about an hour, hour and a half or so.

For the record, I'm a very heavy male(130+ kg) with a highly dodgy left knee that has been twice operated on due to ACL and meniscus injury, hence why I swim a lot. The only form of exercise I'm allowed to due to the knee as my recovery from surgery is not good. Used to play futsal and badminton a lot, every week.

Have been reading up and watching videos of butterfly stroke tutorials. Not able to get it yet though. The others I think I'm doing fine. Learnt freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke off of videos. Body probably not as straight as they should be but I do OK. Obviously I'm not able to do laps non stop as I'm unfit but I probably swim accumulating to around 1 km or so per session, mixture of freestyle and breaststroke these days. The pool is about 40m in length and about 1 meter, a metre or half so deep and the max I can probably go now is a return lap non stop. Like I said, I'm unfit.

You're right, so will probably gain some fitness first before attempting to learn the butterfly stroke again.

This post has been edited by air_mood: Jun 19 2015, 10:49 AM

The problem with condo pools though is there's usually quite a number of people who come there just to lepak or splash around. Fine if they're doing it at the side, but those splashing about in the middle, disturbs people who are doing laps. It becomes and obstacle source instead trying to swerve and avoid them. Just had one last Monday when I was doing laps there was this bunch of Pinoy ladies not doing anything but just standing in the middle and chatting. It's very irritating.

I would expect them to get the hint after I was going back and forth trying to swerve and avoid them. They got it after the 5th lap I think.

Well, I purposely kicked hard, got my legs out of the water. They only got the hint after 5 or 6 laps. 1 off incident maybe. Pool was clear when I went yesterday. Here's hoping it's clear today as well.

That's the one stroke that I don't know how to do. Not limber enough. Haha.

The simplest answer would be because they're idiots, hahaha.

It's at a condo in Dutamas, my sisters. Shape-wise it's pretty rectangle. About 40m in length, not deep though. About my shoulder height i.e. around 1.5m or so. Length wise nice to swim though.

Can someone suggest me a good pool near KLCC or surrounding area where I can go do laps. Preferably opened until 11 or so.

This post has been edited by air_mood: Dec 12 2016, 06:49 PM

Thanks bro, will have a look. Used to swim at the pool at my sis condo but she moved out.

Anyone knows of any pool in KL area that I can go and swim until quite late i.e. until 10-1030pm or so? Used to swim in the pool at my sister's condo but she moved. I think D'Swim also no longer opens late based on their website. That one was open until 10pm. Need to get back into swimming.

This post has been edited by air_mood: Sep 24 2017, 04:41 PM

Yeah, I've been going back early this past few weeks and go to Bangsar. Did find out about PJ Palm Sport, will try that also some time.