Renuka Shahane, who’s always been scared of getting into deep water, enrolled herself for swimming classes to motivate her children to learn swimming.

It all started when she wanted her boys, Shauryaman and Satyendra (in picture above), to learn swimming. But, the naughty boys just refused to step into the water without their mother. Although Renuka tried to convince them, they just wouldn’t budge. Renuka then had no other option but to learn swimming herself.

“I was so scared of water that I had never stepped into a swimming pool. I wanted to learn swimming, but never made it due to my fear of getting drowned. However, my children never do anything without me. So, I decided to learn swimming so that it inspires them,” she says.

Renuka, who stays at Yari Road, enrolled herself at a swimming club close to her place. However, she is not very comfortable with the idea of wearing a swimwear.

“I have never worn it and was feeling quite awkward. So I carried a swimwear along with me which would help me hide my anatomy to the max. In the club everyone was quite enthusiastic and motivated me to learn it.  If my children never learn swimming, they will miss out something very important in life,” she says.