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Learning to Swim, Day 1

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33591) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 17 Oct 17

A little over two hours ago, I had my first refresher basic swimming lessons at the gym. The weather was well-appreciative in the 60s with plenty of sunshine. I was almost tempted to wear flops, but I chose not to, since it wasn't...

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Water Phobia...How?

Sue21 @lovinangelsinstead21 (36847) • Pamplona, Spain 15 Jul 17

So the Teacher or the so called Teacher goes and throws my youngest Son right into the deep end of the Swimming Pool. He just watched him cough and splutter and splutter. He did not go to rescue him either. I was very annoyed...

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overcoming phobia

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You won't believe when I tell you this

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 7 Jul 17

Honestly, I can't swim. I will learn it. That's what I've said every time I remember I can't swim. One of my daughters swims well. She learnt it when she was 9. My other daughter can't swim, either.I wish my other daughter had...

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Tips on learning to swim...

Erynn14 @Erynn14 (357) • Malaysia 1 Jun 12

So I can't swim. I wanted to know how to swim. I am very afraid of those water because I have been nearly drowned for quite lots of times. And when my friend told me to learn how to float on the water first, I tried. But I felt...

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Do You Know How to Swim?

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 25 Sep 10

Many years ago I was a swimming instructor. It was an unpaid position but was able to earn a free swimming pass for the entire summer to a public pool across the street from our house. I taught the little toddlers to swim up to...

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Do you know how to swim? When did you first learn to swim?

gabrielle47 @gabrielle47 (1219) • Philippines 1 Apr 08

I was just a kid when my mom enrolled me and my brother in a summer class for swimming. I always loved being in water so I enjoyed swimming. I think we were 5 or 7 then. Since then, we honed our skills by swimming every weekend in...

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swimming lessons

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learning how to swim

chelle39574 @chelle39574 (215) • United States 20 Dec 07

how did you learn how to swim? was it a good experience? did you have lessons or teach your self?

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Can yiou swim? When did you learn swimming?

friendship @friendship (2084) • Canada 13 Dec 07

Yes, I can swim. I learned it when I was 10 years old. How about you?

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Learning to swim.

applsofgld @applsofgld (2506) • United States 24 Mar 07

Summer is coming soon and that means a lot of us will be swimming or hoping to swim. I took swimming lessons when I was about 8 or so, I learned to float not swim. I didn't learn to swim until years later, a friend taught me. I...

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