Do you know how to swim? Do you think it is a valuable skill?

I know how to swim but am not a water lover except to fish it.

You are surely right, but I never learnt to swim.

I love swimming and learned it from a very young age. I usually go to the beach on Sundays to have a nice swim. And as you said it indeed is a very good exercise

I was swimmer in my younger days.Been on a swimming during my teen years.I love swimming.How can one not.Unless they are afraid of the water

I believe everyone should know it

I am a self taught swimmer, so I don't know all the different ways to swim. But I know how to float and swim more than enough that I would be able to use it in a bad situation. Are you a pool, ocean, or lake swimmer?

I do know how to swim. I took swimming classes as a kid. It definitely is good exercise. It is a good skill to know even if it's not something that you like doing.

it is a very important skill indeed. I tried it when i was young, but i didn't learn because i was scared i guess But when i am at the beach, i try to practice with my friends

It's a great skill to learn and a great exercise not unless you don't go near any kind of body of water or not in a high risk flood prone area, not healthy, dont travel by boat, yes if incase you can't help travelling by sea and do not know how to swim then might as well tag along some kind of floatation device all the time

I do not know how to swim all that well. Nor care to as i stay away from water

you are quite right. One should know swimming. I have been telling my daughter to learn swimming. She was telling about her sinus problem. Even my son does not know swimming. Both are now in U.S. I really fell afraid whenever they go to beaches or near a swimming pool.

I am of the same skill level as AK. My mother never learned to swim and has made it to a ripe old age. Her philosophy is avoid going near water.

I can kind of swim, just enough to keep me alive. But I have never been a strong swimmer.

I agree it is important. I am no great swimmer, but I can help myself if necessary.

I learnt to swim rather late in life but only managed to do that in the children's pool.

I don't know how to swim as we don't have river or a lake nearby , also we don't have a swimming pool where I can learn it. Swimming is essential one should know it as who knows we may need it in future.

I was swimming from a very young age but I think that I have lost my strength. I really need to build that us. I'm not sure how long I would be able to tread water anymore and I remember taking a life saving course where you were timed! Even then it was hard. I wonder how long I could do it now??

Although I can't swim much at all, I think it is very important to know how to. As you say, it is also great exercise.

I think anybody with small kids needs to know how to swim.I know how to swim.

Swimming is much better and more fun than body building and it shapes your figure beautifully as a result. Most people learn how to swim as children. I learned later in life, but I enjoy it very much.