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2014 Kalyan

Swimming with love

In the evenings, attendees had swimming lessons coached by an Olympian Ahkilesh Matti Rajakyla, who also has crowned in many international swimming events. Great to learn swimming from Akilesh. It started with floating right up to freestyle hand movements. – S. Subramanian I felt like anybody can swim. Basically, I am afraid of water, but […]

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2013 Yuva Workshops 13Yuva

Swimming with Love

Every day we had swimming classes in the Olympic standard swimming pool at Amrita University. The children were taught to swim through life with Love and with out fear. ==== FeedbackThis is the first time I am entering a water pool. It gave me the feel of water.– Aswathi T.S. It was a little difficult […]

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2013 Bala Workshops 13Bala

Swimming with Love

The children were given training in swimming, and in 7 days all were swimming. “] Feedback They taught me how to swim easily and swiftly and I did overcome my fear of deep water. – Hrishikesh. G. Menon It was a very exciting experience because I have never swam in such cold water. – Amrtya […]

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2012 Bala My Passion 12Bala

My Life My Passion: Love for Swimming – Akhilesh Matti Rajakyla

Akhilesh Matti Rajakyla is National Swimming Champion from Finland and participant in 2004 Athens & 2008 Beijing Olympics. Almost a hundred National level medals in Swimming and three National Records. Akhilesh shared his experiences as a young schoolboy at Helsinki’s sports high school, where he lived by himself, practising, attending school, doing homework, cooking and […]