My Story - How I Went From Non-Swimmer to Swimming Creator

Like many teenage boys I wanted to jump to the water from rocks and hold my breath for very long. In this video I’m talking about how my overprotective Mom probably saved me from being irresponsible and doing that despite not knowing how to swim. After many years I’ve discovered that instilling the respect for water is crucial no matter how strong of a swimmer your child is. Since majority of drownings happen to young boys and adolescent men, we need to spread the message as wide as possible to prevent further tragedies. Hi, my name is Alan Cie. I learned to swim at the age of 32 and it changed my life. I'm making swimming and water an integral part of my life, my job, and my future business. I talk about anything that is related to swimming, water safety, and water sports. If you would like to offer a collaboration or a joined video together, please reach out via email or Twitter / X.

There are really only two paths you can take in order to teach swimming. One is to gain the swimming teaching qualification and get a job at a swim school, or you can try providing this service on your own. I prefer the latter option and therefore I’m taking few first steps to become a freelance swimming teacher and document the whole process on this channel. Please subscribe for future in depth content to learn alongside me. Hi, my name is Alan Cie. I learned to swim at the age of 32 and it changed my life. I'm making swimming and water an integral part of my life, my job, and my future business. I talk about anything that is related to swimming, water safety, and water sports. If you would like to offer a collaboration or a joined video together, please reach out via email or Twitter / X.

Exactly 20 years ago, I was attempting to enter the University of Physical Education in Katowice, Poland where I come from. I guess back then you could call me an athlete and a seriously committed sports person. I was playing for a football club, aspiring to become a coach or a PE teacher one day. Unfortunately my fear of water and inability to swim shattered those dreams durning the entry swimming test. Unfortunately, life didn’t really give me another chance to try again as I had to choose a different career path and take care of my family responsibilities. I wanted to share this story to show that no matter how many times you fail and whatever your starting point is, you can always pick yourself up and try again. Even after many years…. Hi, my name is Alan Cie. I learned to swim at the age of 32 and it changed my life. I'm making swimming and water an integral part of my life, my job, and my future business. I talk about anything that is related to swimming, water safety, and water sports. If you would like to offer a collaboration or a joined video together, please reach out via email or Twitter / X.

When I was in primary school, I had this quite intense PE teacher who was taking his sports very seriously. He also treated all of his pupils like the next Olympic athletes pushing them hard, sometimes unreasonably hard no matter the weather conditions or whether they wanted it or not.. At the beginning, I looked up to this person and his attitude had a huge impact on me both positively and negatively in my development as a man. Now, after many years I share how his words affected my confidence and how I will not be rolling his style when I start teaching swimming. Hi, my name is Alan Cie. I learned to swim at the age of 32 and it changed my life. I'm making swimming and water an integral part of my life, my job, and my future business. I talk about anything that is related to swimming, water safety, and water sports. If you would like to offer a collaboration or a joined video together, please reach out via email or Twitter / X.

Just like you, I’m scared of water. As a matter of fact I was scared of it all my life until I learned how to swim at the age of 32 and gained enough confidence to face my fear. I’ve been swimming for six years now and working on my new personal records and setting ambitious goals. Some of them include becoming a lifeguard and a qualified swimming instructor so I can share what I learned with others. I would like to invite you to follow my progress and hopefully inspire you to take action and face your own fears too.