Swimming
@LeaPea2417 (36428)
Toccoa, Georgia
July 30, 2018 4:22pm CST
Do you know how to swim? I learned how to swim when I was 9 years old at the local YMCA with my sister. We completed different levels and by the time we finished, we could swim and it was a good feeling to know how.
I have always liked to swim in pools and the ocean. These days, I hear too many shark bite stories, so I am not swimming in the ocean, but I do like to swim in swimming pools.
I think everyone should learn to swim.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
30 Jul 18
Yes I have been swimming since I was a baby.
I also took proper swim lessons and progressed to life guard lessons in my teens.
It is something I still love to do today.
I love to get in clear water, not murky for sure, who knows what is lurking.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Jul 18
Yes, my son has done Life Guarding at the local pool.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Jul 18
That is good you learned. It is never too late to learn.
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@marguicha (215333)
• Chile
30 Jul 18
I have always been a poor swimmer but my husband took care that my daughters would learn well.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
30 Jul 18
Yes I know how to swim and I'm a self-taught swimmer. I never had any formal class at all.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Jul 18
That is great you taught yourself.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jul 18
I learned to swim when young but have not been in the water in decades.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Jul 18
I bet if you got into water again today you could still do it. Swimming is like riding a bicycle, once you know how, you never forget.
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
30 Jul 18
I don't know how to swim. I'm hopeless at 39.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Jul 18
You can still take lessons. It is never too late to learn.
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
30 Jul 18
@LeaPea2417 Very true but I have a lot to prioritize now, being a family man takes a lot of responsibility.
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
30 Jul 18
My brother and I took swimming at Rock Eagle when we were kids. I recall our step mom being very insistent on that. I still can not swim under water without goggles though. It's not a problem with opening my eyes. I'm just legit water blind
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Jul 18
I use to keep my eyes open under water as a kid.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
30 Jul 18
I learnt to swim pretty late in life but never took full laps. Preferred the children's pool. Somehow water and me never got along well (lol)
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@MainerMikeBrown (1373)
• Bridgton, Maine
30 Jul 18
I learned how to swim at an early age, like before eight years of age. And I never feared being in the water as a small child because my parents introduced me to swimming in ponds and lakes at a rather young age, which I'm glad for.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
30 Jul 18
I like to swim in pools if it is surely clean; but I enjoy swimming on the sea at the shallow part of course. I learned to swim when I was a child at the river near us.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Jul 18
I remember learning to tread water. I liked doing it.
@chicnthin (3031)
• Philippines
30 Jul 18
I'm too afraid to try to swim nor dive.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Jul 18
When I was a kid, I liked diving. I don't do that anymore.
@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
31 Jul 18
I learned to swim in college and loved it. I always liked water but knowing how to swim gives confidence. I have been a teaching assistant in swimming classes.
@snowy22315 (169866)
• United States
30 Jul 18
My dad taught me to swim when I was 8 years old. I started with the dog paddle but eventually learned other strokes. I think everyone should learn to swim.
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