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submitted 9 months ago by tazzy@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

If not, why haven’t you learned how?

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[-] OccasionallyFeralya@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

No. I don’t feel comfortable being in situations where I’d learn. I’m pretty sure I’m to skin and bones to even float properly.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 9 months ago

Yes, because I grew up in an area where private pools were very common.

[-] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

i learned to swim by puking so hard that the puke leaving my mouth propelled me through the water

[-] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yes, but the sea is fucking cold as fuck so I don't. We were required to learn in primary school including the correct way to jump off a boat wearing a life jacket. And how to get a person in distress back to shore.

I knew someone who learned as an adult by reading a book about the mechanics of swimming and then getting into a pool and swimming.

[-] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah, sort of. I can do 2km, but pretty slowly.

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