I survived one of the worst five minutes of my life.

I passed my swimming cat 1 test.

Initially, I wasn't all that hyped up to pass, until it was mentioned that cat 1 swimmers would get to enjoy yet another long weekend ahead - from Thursday til Sunday. Heck, I thought. Imma pass that bloody thing no matter what.

So there I was in the pool, floundering around and trying my darndest to keep myself from drowning. The five minutes then seemed like eternity. When I finally heard, "Remove your coverall and start making your float," I suddenly felt rejuvenated, realising that the five minutes of hell was over. Despite the legs of the coverall being turned inside out, I managed to right them after continuing to tread water in the pool for what seemed like another eternity.

Mission accomplished. No more remedial swim trainings. No more tortured early morning tekan sessions by the PTI and instructor. Booking in to camp will no longer be the bane of my life.

This entry was posted by Kelvin, on Saturday, May 20, 2006.