Can you swim?

Chuck Stone · 02-08-2012 08:32PM #1

I can't remember not being able to swim. My Dad took us to the pool regularly as kids. In a family of 7 all but two can swim well. As a kid I even used to go swimming in the local river with my friends - used to jump off this bridge actually (brag).

I'm not really into the swimming pool any more because you're not allowed to dive or jump in (yes, I'm a big child). Anyway, enough waffle. Do you like swimming? Can you swim?

mauzo · 02-08-2012 08:34PM

I go every week, twice if I can.

Absolutely love swimming!

My parents used to call me a mermaid because I love water so much

Shenshen · 02-08-2012 08:35PM

Of course!
I grew up in Germany and spent most of my summers in rivers and lakes.
I still absolutely love swimming, I'll be in the pool at least once a week, twice if I can manage.

Sea Filly · 02-08-2012 08:35PM

Yes, was dropped in the pool at six months old.

I'm not a strong swimmer though, and panic when my feet aren't touching the ground.

starbelgrade · 02-08-2012 08:36PM

I drop the kids off at the pool every day.

Shryke · 02-08-2012 08:37PM

I can fail to drown but I wouldn't quite call it swimming. It's something I plan on working into my routine whenever I get involved in a decent gym in the future.

TheBody · 02-08-2012 08:37PM

No I can't. Something I'd love to learn to do thought

ger vallely · 02-08-2012 08:37PM

Only just swam properly for the first time last summer. I was 40 then!!It was a fantastic sensation,really enjoyed it. Got so excited that I'd laugh mid stroke and swallow loads of water. I was always the one sitting on the beach minding the gear but not anymore.I got lessons as a child but I must not have kept them up and never really went to the local pool or the beach very often. When I had children of my own I made sure they took lessons at an early age and kept them up for a few years. They are both great swimmers,very confident in the water.

Chuck Stone · 02-08-2012 08:37PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

I drop the kids off at the pool every day.

Every day!? :eek:

annascott · 02-08-2012 08:38PM

Yes. I learned to swim when I was seven. I learned to dive when I was eleven. I still swim, but I have lost my nerve for diving boards...

starbelgrade · 02-08-2012 08:38PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Every day!? :eek:

Usually in the morning at about 8.45.

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 02-08-2012 08:39PM

The last time I swam was going up the fallopian.

MrStuffins · 02-08-2012 08:39PM

I never learned because I was sh*t scared of the water!!

My mate's uncle brought us swimming once and I wouldn't get in! He said I was an "idiot" and laughed at me for thinking the water was dangerous.

2 years later he drowned!

mackg · 02-08-2012 08:40PM

Grew up ten minutes from the beach but no. I intend to do some lessons though when I can afford it. Feel like I'm missing out. Strangely despite not being able to swim I have no fear of the water and have nearly drowned a few times as a result. Bit more cop on these days.

johnmcdnl · 02-08-2012 08:40PM

I can swim half or maybe 3/4 a length on my back before my legs give in.. Any other type of swimming is beyond me... I will learn though at some stage in my life.. Do wish my parents had just fecked me in a pool to make me learn when I was younger

johnmcdnl · 02-08-2012 08:40PM

I can swim half or maybe 3/4 a length on my back before my legs give in.. Any other type of swimming is beyond me... I will learn though at some stage in my life.. Do wish my parents had just fecked me in a pool to make me learn when I was younger

Ghandee · 02-08-2012 08:40PM

I got a fifty meter badge sewed onto the front of me budgie smugglers.

Chuck Stone · 02-08-2012 08:41PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

2 years later he drowned!

OMG! Poor guy.

MrStuffins · 02-08-2012 08:42PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

OMG! Poor guy.

I know! I was only 8! He shouldn't have been calling me an idiot!

Dubwat · 02-08-2012 08:42PM

I can swim but I was lucky that my school had a swimming pool (25+ years ago). I think it depends/depended on where you live/lived. One of the men who managed the pool couldn't swim...

25+ years ago, our parents tried to set up a competitive swimming club but the school authorities (Christian Brothers) wouldn't allow it because they didn't want girls to be members. There's a bad taste joke there somewhere but I'm not going make it!

Mars Bar · 02-08-2012 08:42PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

I never learned because I was sh*t scared of the water!!

My mate's uncle brought us swimming once and I wouldn't get in! He said I was an "idiot" and laughed at me for thinking the water was dangerous.

2 years later he drowned!

I laughed. I'm going to hell.

starbelgrade · 02-08-2012 08:43PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

I never learned because I was sh*t scared of the water!!

My mate's uncle brought us swimming once and I wouldn't get in! He said I was an "idiot" and laughed at me for thinking the water was dangerous.

2 years later he drowned!

I had an uncle who used to take the piss out of me because - at the time - I didn't know how to drive.

He used to bomb around the place in a souped-up Subaru, doing crazy overtakes & flying around bends at breakneck speeds.

A few years ago he spontaneously combusted.

Chuck Stone · 02-08-2012 08:44PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

I know! I was only 8! He shouldn't have been calling me an idiot!

Because you went all 'Damien Omen' on him and made him drown while you watched dispassionately from the river bank? :eek:

Allyall · 02-08-2012 08:45PM

Never learned, because my Mother was afraid of water. Went to lessons once, but that didn't last long. Annoyingly, i have lived literally a stones throw away from the sea my whole life.
I used to jump in, where it was shallow enough, or if i knew i could reach the steps/ladder.

Still couldn't tread water if my life depended on it. I remember a friend trying to teach me, and i went under for a sec, that was enough lessons that day..

Mars Bar · 02-08-2012 08:46PM

To answer the OP, yes I can swim.
At the moment I can go for 10-15 lengths without stopping and then I feel like I'm running out of breath.

We were taught in primary school but it took me a lot longer than anyone else to grasp it (about 3 years longer). Once it clicked, you couldn't stop me. I joined the swimming club and was eventually doing 60 lengths in a session.
Would love to get back to that level of fitness and was nearly there about 4 months ago until I got an injury and didn't commit myself to swimming in the meantime. Missed opportunity really.

MrStuffins · 02-08-2012 08:47PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Because you went all 'Damien Omen' on him and made him drown while you watched dispassionately from the river bank? :eek:

Evidently from your link, Damien was played by Kirsten Dunst!

Chuck Stone · 02-08-2012 08:51PM

Mars Bar wrote: »

I joined the swimming club and was eventually doing 60 lengths in a session.

Wow. Impressive. That's just shy of a mile.

GLaDOS · 02-08-2012 08:54PM

I think it's very irresponsible for parents these days not to give their children some sort of swimming lessons. They don't have to be olympians, but should be able to hold their own until they can be helped.

Re. the op, I'm a fairly decent swimmer.

Mars Bar · 02-08-2012 08:54PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Wow. Impressive. That's just shy of a mile.

Thanks
Did it on Mondays and Tuesdays. Always wonder how Mam managed to have the togs dry and ready to go on Tuesday morning after Monday...

Colmustard · 02-08-2012 08:56PM

Yeah I am a pretty good swimmer, a great exercise.

Chuck Stone · 02-08-2012 08:59PM

Mars Bar wrote: »

Thanks
Did it on Mondays and Tuesdays. Always wonder how Mam managed to have the togs dry and ready to go on Tuesday morning after Monday...

Mums have special powers that they don't tell anyone about.

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