can you swim?

[BriGy86]

here is the thread that made me think of this

link

what is considered swimming:
-being able to tread water for around 2-5 min
-(if you have no physical problems) swimming the length of a typical backyard pool
-(if you have no physical problems) being able to swim some sort of length successfully underwater

 

[spherrod]

yes, very well

 

[monk3y]

I wasn't to great until nearing the end of college. My GF took it as a mission to teach me. I'm fairly decent now.

 

[archiloco]

i can float, and i can swim the length of a pool underwater. my big downfall is trying to breathe and swim at the same time (i know key important elment). i can't thread water at all. get too much panic.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

i took lessons at the ymca and i got up to a fish level(pretty high we started at tadpole than guppy....)

 

[moshquerade]

yes, and whoever cannot swim needs to learn asap.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Like a fish!

 

[walkur]

Very good... even had some lessons rescue swimming.

I could also swim for at least 15 minutes with all my clothes on. (probably down to 5 through lack of training)

 

[BriGy86]

i suppose the main thing is

can you keep your self from drowning if you had to for say about 5 min.

i myself have been swimming since i can remember, and am a certified scuba diver

 

[EmperorIQ]

i'm 22 and I can't swim =(. I went kayaking once, and it flipped over in the middle of the ocean. I came back up and held on to the kayak until coast guard came 45 minutes later.

now, why would I go kayaking in the ocean if i don't know how to swim you ask? I'm an idiot. I do things because I want to, and don't really think about the consequences. I should listen to my gf and mom more. But that day, I will always remember, and it sure as hell is funny!

 

[40Hands]

Like a fish!

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: BroeBo
Like a fish!

Same here.

 

[edmundoab]

can't swim at all.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ
i'm 22 and I can't swim =(. I went kayaking once, and it flipped over in the middle of the ocean. I came back up and held on to the kayak until coast guard came 45 minutes later.

now, why would I go kayaking in the ocean if i don't know how to swim you ask? I'm an idiot. I do things because I want to, and don't really think about the consequences. I should listen to my gf and mom more. But that day, I will always remember, and it sure as hell is funny!

what is stopping you from learning to swim?

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ
i'm 22 and I can't swim =(. I went kayaking once, and it flipped over in the middle of the ocean. I came back up and held on to the kayak until coast guard came 45 minutes later.

now, why would I go kayaking in the ocean if i don't know how to swim you ask? I'm an idiot. I do things because I want to, and don't really think about the consequences. I should listen to my gf and mom more. But that day, I will always remember, and it sure as hell is funny!

what is stopping you from learning to swim?

The kayak being close enough for him to reach...:Q

 

[laketrout]

but of course...

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Linflas

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ
i'm 22 and I can't swim =(. I went kayaking once, and it flipped over in the middle of the ocean. I came back up and held on to the kayak until coast guard came 45 minutes later.

now, why would I go kayaking in the ocean if i don't know how to swim you ask? I'm an idiot. I do things because I want to, and don't really think about the consequences. I should listen to my gf and mom more. But that day, I will always remember, and it sure as hell is funny!

what is stopping you from learning to swim?

The kayak being close enough for him to reach...:Q

that time maybe... next time he could be not so lucky.

 

[Tu13erhead]

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[Linflas]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Linflas

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ
i'm 22 and I can't swim =(. I went kayaking once, and it flipped over in the middle of the ocean. I came back up and held on to the kayak until coast guard came 45 minutes later.

now, why would I go kayaking in the ocean if i don't know how to swim you ask? I'm an idiot. I do things because I want to, and don't really think about the consequences. I should listen to my gf and mom more. But that day, I will always remember, and it sure as hell is funny!

what is stopping you from learning to swim?

The kayak being close enough for him to reach...:Q

that time maybe... next time he could be not so lucky.

Thats when he will finally learn to swim, otherwise he will sink. That worked well for me when I was a kid.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: BriGy86
here is the thread that made me think of this

link

what is considered swimming:
-being able to tread water for around 2-5 min
-(if you have no physical problems) swimming the length of a typical backyard pool
-(if you have no physical problems) being able to swim some sort of length successfully underwater

Yes, not that well, but I was working on it.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ
i'm 22 and I can't swim =(. I went kayaking once, and it flipped over in the middle of the ocean. I came back up and held on to the kayak until coast guard came 45 minutes later.

now, why would I go kayaking in the ocean if i don't know how to swim you ask? I'm an idiot. I do things because I want to, and don't really think about the consequences. I should listen to my gf and mom more. But that day, I will always remember, and it sure as hell is funny!

go learn to swim, its basic skill that everyone should know

 

[Jikininki]

I'm no Michael Phelps..but I can swim to save my life. I can't really freestyle..but I can do the froggy and the dog paddle. Go me!

 

[FoBoT]

i can't do freestyle , but i can side stroke and breast stroke good enough not to drown. other than being out of shape aerobically, i could probably do 2-4 laps

 

[Kelemvor]

If you can get in a pool that's deeper than you are tall and not drown, then you can swim by the most basic definition I'd use.

 

[Mill]

Of course.