Model, swimmer Elsa Manora maintains figure through sport
Model, swimmer Elsa Manora maintains figure through sport
A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta
Swimmer Elsa Manora Nasution is now regularly seen on
television advertisements that highlight her shapely figure,
doing aerobics and promoting a brand of a non-fat, high calcium
milk.
Teaching aerobics is one of Elsa's present activities, aside
from being a television advertisement model and a swimming
instructor.
"Besides those activities, most of my time is for my
four-year-old daughter, Nayla," the 28-year old, who garnered
seven gold medals in last year's National Games (PON) told The
Jakarta Post recently.
Except for when attending formal events, such as wedding
receptions, Elsa prefers a casual look as many of her activities
are sports related.
Before marrying badminton champion Ricky A. Subagya, Elsa used
to have many pairs of sneakers. Now, she uses only three pairs of
sport shoes, one of them is Japanese-made Mizuno.
"They're very light and comfortable," Elsa said commenting on
her sports shoes.
Aside from teaching aerobics, she goes jogging with his
husband in the morning.
Jeans, T-shirts and sports shoes -- sometimes sandals -- are
the standard attire of the 170-centimeter-tall swimmer.
Growing up in a family which instilled a strong discipline in
sport, Elsa's father Raja Mulnizar Nasution, who is also a
national swimming instructor, taught her how to swim.
Her older sister, Elvira Rosa Nasution, also a national
swimmer, gained several gold medals in Southeast Asian Games in
the 1990s.
Her love for swimming has apparently been inherited by her
daughter Nayla Cahaya Putri. Elsa introduced Nayla to the pool
when she was less than one year old.
"At first, I was a little worried. But now she can swim," Elsa
said.
Having a baby did not spoil her figure or reduce her level of
fitness thanks to her love for aerobics and swimming. She has
also accepted many offers to be a model for several products
ranging from milk to shampoo.
Many sports commentators have jokingly said Elsa would have
had a better fortune had she focused on modeling, rather than
swimming since adolescence. Probably. The fact is Elsa's main
love is sport.
"I would never leave sport, especially swimming. It's my
world," Elsa asserted.