Buhain at COPA, kumilos at umayuda sa local coaches

Edukasyon at malasakit. Ito ang dalawang panuntunan na ginamit bilang pundasyon ng mga dating Olympian at swimming coach upang maitatag ang Congress of Philippine Aquatics Inc. (COPA). At sa maagang pagkakataon ay nasubok ang samahan nang bumulaga hindi lamang sa bansa bagkus sa buong mundo ang pandemic. Bawat pamilyang Pinoy ay naapektuhan at lahat ng sektor ay tinamaan dahil sa 2 buwan halos na pagtigil ng komersiyo nang dahil sa quarantine period. Kabilang sa apektado ang hanapbuhay ng mga swimming coach na nakasalalay ang kabuhayan sa sports. "We were about to roll out a series of seminars in different parts of the country for the benefit of our coach friends,but when the pandemic hit and we had to postpone all the plans" pahayag ni Eric Buhain, 2 time Olympian at SEA games swimming record holder sa napagwagiang 7 gold noong 1991 edition. "Our focus then shifted to helping our brother/sister coaches in this difficult time by reaching out and knockin on the doors of our friends of COPA for amelioration program which we shared with 109 out of the first batch of CAP recipients.The 4 team coaches with love and generosity for their co-coaches who are more in need, decided to waive their own share" sambit ni Buhain. "Sa ganitong sitwasyon, talagang pamilya ang unang magtutulungan, nagpapasalamat ako sa mga kapwa ko swimming coach at madali naming naorganisa ang pagbibigay ayuda."