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Japanese swim coach lauded for excellent job as ‘Learn to swim’ programme concludes

Jul 28, 2012 Sports

 

Director of Youth and Sports, Neil Kumar extended gratitude to Japanese swimming coach, Kumiko Inuzaka when the curtains came down on the ‘Learn to swim’ programme, staged under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and the National Sports Commission, at the Colgrain Swimming Pool, Camp Street Georgetown, yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Kumar complimented the organizers and extended special gratitude to Ms Inuzaka, praising her commitment even as he urged the participants to put the lessons learned into practice. Mr. Kumar said that he is confident that once the youngsters remain committed to their tasks and once they employ the strategies learnt, Guyana could very well have a strong swimming presence in the 2016 Olympics. He also complimented the parents for the interest shown as well as the encouragement they gave to their children.
Coach of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA), Stephanie Fraser, feels that the sessions were extremely useful and served as the catalyst to the children’s development.
She commended Ms Inuzaka while noting that she possessed a great sense of humour which made the lessons enjoyable and easy to conceive.
Ms Fraser further lauded the techniques of the coach and singled out her application in biomechanics and her shrewd ability in correcting the students when they failed to apply the lessons learned.
Mr. Gervy C Harry, Official in the Department of Youth and Sports, was heartened by the number of attendees. He said that officials anticipated just about 50 participants but the number was more than doubled.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kumar handed over two gifts to Ms Inuzaka as a token of appreciation. One of the gifts was a personal presentation while the other was given on behalf of the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Mr. Frank Anthony.
Several parents also made similar presentations including Deborah Dey, Ms K Razak, Bibi Somar and Reni Persaud.  The swimming course commenced on February 16 last and concluded yesterday.

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