Are You A Good Swimmer?

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Are you a good swimmer?

I'm an ok swimmer. My sister started swim lessons last week. Her swim lessons are for two weeks total. Four days each week (Mon-Thur). She can swim a little. My brother can really swim. In high school he was on the varsity swim team all four years. He got a letterman jacket.

[Zoneboy]

I can't swim, We've had an in ground pool for 22 years and I've probably been in it no more than 20 times. Swimming just doesn't interest me at all.

[InspectorExstead]

i can't really swim. i can get in the 3 and 4 feet deep end, but beyond that, it's a no no. i've taken swimming lessons & have tried to conquer my fear, but it always comes back. lol.

[Janice]

My mother was a worrywart. I was the youngest of three girls, with just two years between us in age. My mother had my sisters and I signed up for swimming lessons at the YMCA when I was probably eight years old. Best thing, because to this day, I'm a strong swimmer. I think it's one of the best gifts you can give a child. Teach them how to swim at a young age.

[BarneyFife]

Believe it or not, but i taught myself how to swim about four years ago.

[Yooch]

Not really. I can get by, but nothing great--and in the ocean? Forget it!
I only learned to swim as a teenager, so I got a late start with it.

[dawsongirl]

Not terrible, I just lack the stamina. And I can't tread water, so I don't go past 5 feet. And I HATE to dive! Total fear of mine.

I wish I had a pool. I'd be in there a lot.

[Hollow]

My mother was a worrywart. I was the youngest of three girls, with just two years between us in age. My mother had my sisters and I signed up for swimming lessons at the YMCA when I was probably eight years old. Best thing, because to this day, I'm a strong swimmer. I think it's one of the best gifts you can give a child. Teach them how to swim at a young age.
definitely. my mom had me take swimming lessons from when i was about four until i was about seven and i'm glad she did. it's a great skill to have.

for the last five years or so i've refrained from swimming because my hair is getting so long (it's to my thighs now) and it's a hassle waiting so long for it all to dry, even with a hair dryer. showering is enough for me to deal with. it isn't worth cutting though, i've wanted my hair like this since i was small.

[Kristen]

My mother was a worrywart. I was the youngest of three girls, with just two years between us in age. My mother had my sisters and I signed up for swimming lessons at the YMCA when I was probably eight years old. Best thing, because to this day, I'm a strong swimmer. I think it's one of the best gifts you can give a child. Teach them how to swim at a young age.

I couldn't agree more. My grandmother was afraid of the water, so my mom never learned, but she insisted that my brother and I learned to swim when we were kids. I don't think my brother ever cared for it, but I love the water. I don't even mind the deep end. I've only been off a diving board once, but I'd love to have a chance to do it again someday.

- Kristen

[ponytail]

No. I can stay afloat for a while. I'm better at floating on my back.

[Lodee]

I'm good enough to save myself from drowning. At least I hope so. I've never had to prove it.

[catlover79]

Not really...I'm scared of big, deep bodies of water. My mom enrolled me in swimming lessons when I was a kid and I hated them. :lol: But I do realize the importance of being able to swim.

[phoebe7165]

I'm good enough to save myself from drowning. At least I hope so. I've never had to prove it.

Same here.

I took swimming one summer for the 1 PE credit that we had to have in high school. I wasn't as good as alot of the other students but I still passed.

[I am Roboto]

Swimming is probably the only thing physical I do well (or maybe just do). I'm not sure I'd say I'm great at it, but I definitely hold my own. I love the water.

[EmoJoe]

im not an amazing swimmer or anything but i consider myself pretty good, at least, enough to survive in the water, lol. i love swimming, especially in the ocean.

[Shine]

I'm a really good swimmer. When I was in grade school I went to the Y for lessons.

[Scoobiedoo30]

I am an awsome Swimmer

[AB]

I can't swim at all. I even took a couple of swimming lessons but did so bad that I quit. My dad could swim a little but my mom was afraid of the water, so we hardly ever went to a lake or creek and we never went to a pool. My husband & son are great swimmers & love the water, & I'll put on a lifejacket & get in the water with them but I'm still kind of wary of being in deep water.

[dawsongirl]

Same here.

I took swimming one summer for the 1 PE credit that we had to have in high school. I wasn't as good as alot of the other students but I still passed.
We had to take swimming in PE every year, and we had to take PE evey semester. So I swam 4 times in HS. It's a good thing I knew how to swim already or they would have flunked me. Seriously. My school was Nazi-like with their PE classes.

[Karen64]

Swimming is one thing I do very well and I enjoy. I'm always taking my kids to the pool and they love swimming, too. My 9 yr old daughter wants to spend all her time in the 10-ft deep end--naturally, I'm swimming right along beside her all that time! (Although she can tread water, she tends to get tired sometimes & I have to help her). One of her favorite games is to drop a quarter at the bottom and then retrieve it!
I am leery of swimming with my kids in a lake, though. If one of them were to sink, you wouldn't be able to find them (the lakes around here are muddy!) I'm a worrisome mother who makes them wear floaties or life jackets in the lake!