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

    I find the OP's question racially offensive.
    What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kawiracer14 View Post
    Just did a half ironman in Kona, and didn't drown in the ocean, so I guess I swam well enough.

    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

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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by PugnacAutMortem View Post
    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.
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by PugnacAutMortem View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by PugnacAutMortem View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by zip View Post
    Old enough got redefined for me after this:
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by PugnacAutMortem View Post
    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.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDee View Post
    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.
    Yep, us to. We go out on the boat alot and wake board. All of my kids (3) had to learn to swim.

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