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Tsirang, Got a Swimming Pool

Tsirang, popularly known for the "vegetable bowl of Bhutan" is now open to the swimming pool.

 

If not for all, the new pool at Damphu Town has brought a lot of local attention. It's good news especially for the water lover and parents. Hearing news of people drowning in water. Swimming has always been a pressing concern for me. In the developed countries swimming comes as a part of a school curriculum and that is how at a very young age every pupil learns to float on the water and later some become elite and pursue a career in swimming.  

 

It was during the 2016 Rio Olympics, I saw an American guy named Michael Phelps winning a gold medal for swimming. Back then I thought, do such sports exist for competition and is there place for us in this field of sport. It kept me wondering and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics had opened a door for us but when are we planning for an Olympics size pool for the country.

 

Although my village is located a few miles above the confluence of two small rivers, I never had the chance to have fun in water due to many odd reasons and myths. It would have been worth it if I had learnt to swim at my tender age when I had the zeal. However, I can relate today that it may be due to fewer people or elders who knew how to swim from my village. I saw very few people opt for river fun –swimming, other than occasional fishing. Once in a while, I saw my father taking a day off for fishing. 

  

We never realize swimming to be part of an education and more importantly a survival skill. It would have been unpleasant, if I ever told my parents that I want to become a swimming instructor, or coaching myself in swimming. It would be utterly harsh if I ever told them that I am becoming a professional swimmer, or taking part in swimming competition. 

 

Now the swimming pool is nearby, I want my kids to learn swimming as part of the survival skill, as an education, as a sport and exercise. If there is a swimming academy, I am ready to enroll them for a swimming class. I believe skills like this can remain forever. 

 

 

Charges:

 

There are two segments in the pool –one for the kids, and another for an adult. As of now the charges per kid is Nu. 200 and Nu. 250 for an adult. With this charge, one can even stay whole day. There is also an attached eatery. I wish it would turn into a place for a family outing!



Swimming pool view from Children Park, Tsirang

Location:

 

The pool is located in-between football ground (Artificial Turf) and a municipal office. Just next to the children's park. If you're new and taking a drive, you can take a right turn from the hospital junction (not towards Gelephu highway), the road leading to BOB office and the Dzong. Once you enter this road, a few meters away, take a right turn again before reaching the municipal office or Dzong parking. 

 

Parking space:

 

There is not much concern about the car parking as the area is spacious. There is enough space for fun zones for kids, malls and other hangout places for the future planning.

 

Way Forward

So next time you plan a trip to Tsirang, don't forget to pack your swimsuit and swim tube for your kids. You will have great fun on the street of Damphu Town.

 

I can't wait to introduce myself in the pool some fine day. However, given the space and time, the size of the pool is quite small, for the future is not far from being truth. 


Kid Side, swimming Pool

Adult side, swimming pool



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