Do you know how to swim?

Just did a half ironman in Kona, and didn't drown in the ocean, so I guess I swam well enough.

Shouldn't the question really be: "Are you white?"

I find the OP's question racially offensive.

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Originally Posted by kawiracer14

Just did a half ironman in Kona, and didn't drown in the ocean, so I guess I swam well enough.

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most of the surfing I did was body boarding (sandy beach if youve heard of it), so I got real good at swimming with fins. I get in the pool sometimes these days and wonder why im so slow lol.. "oh yeah, not wearing power fins" lol

Damn it...I was really hoping that I wasn't the only "No" vote...

I have a damn good excuse though. I was so terrified of water that I didn't even like water getting on my face in the shower until I was about 15. Since then I just have never gotten around to it. But I can tell you that I'm putting my kids into swimming lessons as soon as they are old enough.

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Originally Posted by PugnacAutMortem

Damn it...I was really hoping that I wasn't the only "No" vote...

I have a damn good excuse though. I was so terrified of water that I didn't even like water getting on my face in the shower until I was about 15. Since then I just have never gotten around to it. But I can tell you that I'm putting my kids into swimming lessons as soon as they are old enough.

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Swim lessons have really help my son.. hes 3 now (just turned on the 19th) and has been in classes for a couple months.. he swam down to the bottom of the pool and got a toy once (like 4 foot area). I guess thats something that they teach them in class... hahaa

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Originally Posted by PugnacAutMortem

Damn it...I was really hoping that I wasn't the only "No" vote...

I have a damn good excuse though. I was so terrified of water that I didn't even like water getting on my face in the shower until I was about 15. Since then I just have never gotten around to it. But I can tell you that I'm putting my kids into swimming lessons as soon as they are old enough.

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I can't either. You're not alone.

Sent from my teepee using smoke signals.

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Originally Posted by PugnacAutMortem

Damn it...I was really hoping that I wasn't the only "No" vote...

I have a damn good excuse though. I was so terrified of water that I didn't even like water getting on my face in the shower until I was about 15. Since then I just have never gotten around to it. But I can tell you that I'm putting my kids into swimming lessons as soon as they are old enough.

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Old enough got redefined for me after this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0mUPr68x2U

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Originally Posted by zip

Old enough got redefined for me after this:

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I understand that's for instructional purposes...but that is a seriously fucked up video at the beginning. I know that kid was never in any danger, but that still looks really fucked up.

But it looks like my boy is old enough now.

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Originally Posted by PugnacAutMortem

I understand that's for instructional purposes...but that is a seriously fucked up video at the beginning. I know that kid was never in any danger, but that still looks really fucked up.

But it looks like my boy is old enough now.

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totally agree.. when I first saw that video, I was like gritting my teach for what the ending might be

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Originally Posted by BigDee

Yes.

I'm always amazed when I meet people who don't know how to swim. Coming from So. Cal swimming is a right of passage. I've met quite a few people in CO who cannot swim.

My son is starting swim lessons next month. We boat/Jet ski recreationally so swimming is a necessity for our children.

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Yep, us to. We go out on the boat alot and wake board. All of my kids (3) had to learn to swim.