Why Doha Dolphins?
It’s simply great.

How to start?
Just decide you’re going to do it

What kept you going?
– I’m improving!

A good advice to a friends?
Come and check out the Doha Dolphins, check out Qmotion! You have to see with your own eyes their activities and services!

How I contribute to the DD?
I contribute by my engagement, my time.

What DD bring me?
DD is for me great people, smiles, and a fun environment for personal improvement! 

Why DD? “His name is Daniel” and that says it all. Daniel is my instructor and personal coach. He pushes me hard, he is tough he really motivates me.

How to start? Well, my kids started swimming with DD back in 2004 with Lorraine. Back then there were no classes for adults. So when Hans started with the Adult LTS and the Stroke Improvement Classes, I thought to join in thinking it can’t be that hard”. You can than imagine my surprise when I tried to do the same as my kids do and got exhausted after barely two pool lengths!

I have improved a lot since I joined! Besides my physical capacity of swimming up to 60 lengths during the 45 minutes session, my communication with the kids improved amazingly! We speak the same language all of a sudden, and this brought a wonderful harmony to our family life!

Sometimes I have to skip a session or two mostly due to extended working hours or travel but then I feel that I’m missing out on something. I must have got used to the training and my body and mind requires it. At times I wish I could come even three times a week but my schedule is too busy to allow that.

Why DD? It’s a great environment, you make good friends with your teammates and keep contact even beyond the pool. In fact one of my best buddies turned out to be working with a company I’m doing business with so we could say that swimming is good for business as well – Said Ken with a smile.

What kept you going? Besides feeling my own improvement, I could see my teammates progress and that was so amazing! We had a guy in our group that could barely move 20 meters when he started with us. Now, after only one year, he is doing butterfly!

The most amazing thing was that I have been sitting upstairs at the spectator’s seat while my kids were swimming in the beginning and looking at the coaches’ effect on them: they were learning discipline and the importance of hard work while they were becoming of better health. Today, this is happening to me too in the sense that it helps me with my discipline and my focus at work.

Back in Canada we tried similar programs with the swimming club but they were so much more expensive! You can get so much quality for the price with the Dolphins! Comparing to some other swimming clubs we have tried in Doha, the Dolphins not only focus on stamina but put great emphasis on the technique. It makes so much sense and in fact that is exactly what they teach us in Canada!

What I take from DD? You would think that I bring my kids back home tired and exhausted from the swimming class but just the opposite is happening – they get energized by the training so they can work even harder both in the pool and in school 

“I have loads of fun with the Doha Dolphins! Actually I like Mate and Dani best. They give me the most challenge and are generally cool guys. I only wish we could start water polo soon.”