Do you know how to Swim?

[Lursa]

I suppose that means water is racist.

Seriously, I don't get your point. So? Some women don't want to get their hair wet.

LOL Back in the day, women wore these hideous bathing caps. They even tried to fancy them up with sequins and flowers. THey were hysterical

When I was very young they made us wear them in swimming pools because 'women's long hair clogged up the filters.' Of course once men started wearing their hair longer, they managed to design better pool filters so that men didnt have to wear them @_@.

But yeah, anytime I've been to a resort, there are always women in the pool screaming, 'dont get my hair wet!' Doesnt mean they cant swim tho.

IMO it's irresponsible not to teach your kids to swim and even more irresponsible to take them swimming and not be able to swim yourself to save them. Happens every year here. Parents sit on a beach, let their kids go out in the swim area (with or without a lifeguard....loads of lakes here an not all have lifeguards at beaches) and after their kid drowns they say, 'but I couldnt save her/him, I didnt know how to swim.' That's messed up.

 

[Lursa]

There's no pools in the inner city.

There are in Seattle, Pittsburgh, and NYC. I can speak for those first hand. I'm sure other cities do too.

As a child, I was a member of the inner city Patterson, NJ YMCA.....went there for swimming lessons. (even tho I learned in our family pool)

 

[1750Texan]

My dad took me to drown-proofing and swim classes at the non-com pool at Kelly AFB. Then I spent the rest of the summer swimming at the pool on Brooks AFB. It was a quick bike ride from the house.

 

[Dirt Racer]

Yes I can definitely swim. Learned early on since we spent most weekends at the beach or lake. The Marine Corps made sure to re-teach me in boot camp. I enjoy surfing so one needs to be a capable swimmer or you might be in trouble pretty quick.

 

[Dittohead not!]

Either the Red Cross survey is wrong, or there is a high correlation between being able to swim and posting on DP.

 

[Quag]

Either the Red Cross survey is wrong, or there is a high correlation between being able to swim and posting on DP.

2 other possibilities.
1. People are lying
2. Peopel who cannot swim arent voting.

 

[Thorgasm]

There are in Seattle, Pittsburgh, and NYC. I can speak for those first hand. I'm sure other cities do too.

As a child, I was a member of the inner city Patterson, NJ YMCA.....went there for swimming lessons. (even tho I learned in our family pool)

I was being sarcastic.

 

[tecoyah]

I am a very good swimmer....my wife would drown in a tea cup.

 

[Muhammed]

I was able to master it, but I still love underwater much more. It's just a more relaxed and aesthetic swimming style.

I always loved just freely swimming around underwater. It's almost like a form of meditation.

 

[Medusa]

everybody can swim.who is judas ?:mrgreen:

 

[Medusa]

2 other possibilities.
1. People are lying
2. Peopel who cannot swim arent voting.

l notice it too

 

[Ikari]

Red Cross: More than half of Americans can’t swim.....

Heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend, millions of Americans will go for a swim in the nation’s oceans, lakes, rivers and, of course, swimming pools.

But the Red Cross says that more than half of all Americans (54 percent), and two-thirds of African Americans (67 percent), cannot meet a basic set of water safety standards.

Simply put, most Americans can’t swim.

Eighty percent of those surveyed by the Red Cross described themselves as capable swimmers, including 84 percent of whites and 69 percent of African Americans. The Red Cross defines “water competency” in five categories: Being able to swim 25 yards to exit the water, being able to step or jump into water over your head, exiting a pool without using a ladder, floating or treading water for one minute, and making a full circle in the water to find an exit.....snip~

Red Cross: More than half of Americans can


Do you know how to Swim? How good of a Swimmer are you? Any go thru any training? Lake, Ocean, River Swimming? What say ye?

I'm decent, I know the major strokes and can swim. But I'm not a strong swimmer, and I hate the ocean.

 

[ChrisL]

LOL Back in the day, women wore these hideous bathing caps. They even tried to fancy them up with sequins and flowers. THey were hysterical

When I was very young they made us wear them in swimming pools because 'women's long hair clogged up the filters.' Of course once men started wearing their hair longer, they managed to design better pool filters so that men didnt have to wear them @_@.

But yeah, anytime I've been to a resort, there are always women in the pool screaming, 'dont get my hair wet!' Doesnt mean they cant swim tho.

IMO it's irresponsible not to teach your kids to swim and even more irresponsible to take them swimming and not be able to swim yourself to save them. Happens every year here. Parents sit on a beach, let their kids go out in the swim area (with or without a lifeguard....loads of lakes here an not all have lifeguards at beaches) and after their kid drowns they say, 'but I couldnt save her/him, I didnt know how to swim.' That's messed up.

I totally agree with this. It might take you a few minutes to even find a lifeguard.

 

[Muhammed]

I totally agree with this. It might take you a few minutes to even find a lifeguard.

I also agree that it is irresponsible not to teach your children how to swim. And the younger they are the easier it is. It takes little effort to "teach" a baby how to swim. It seems to me that they just naturally know swimming motions.

 

[ChrisL]

I also agree that it is irresponsible not to teach your children how to swim. And the younger they are the easier it is. It takes little effort to "teach" a baby how to swim. It seems to me that they just naturally know swimming motions.

I was older than that at 5 years old when I learned, and I learned fairly quickly from what I remember too. I agree, though, it's probably really much more difficult to learn as an adult.

 

[Gathomas88]

Either the Red Cross survey is wrong, or there is a high correlation between being able to swim and posting on DP.

Well, as I pointed out before, some of their criteria struck me as being kind of wonky to begin with anyway.

Since when is being able to pull yourself out of the water without a ladder a requirement for being able to "swim?" Quite a few obese and elderly persons are probably disqualified right there under the Red Cross' standard.

 

[Gathomas88]

I always loved just freely swimming around underwater. It's almost like a form of meditation.

I actually used to like to pretend that I was shark when I was little. I'd sneak up as close to my siblings as I could underwater before pouncing on them whenever my family went to the pool. :lol:

It's a but more complicated now, as I wear contacts. Goggles are basically required.

 

[Muhammed]

I was older than that at 5 years old when I learned, and I learned fairly quickly from what I remember too. I agree, though, it's probably really much more difficult to learn as an adult.

I think a lot of that might be because adults are more likely to panic.

 

[ChrisL]

I think a lot of that might be because adults are more likely to panic.

I think so too. I've watched a couple of adults trying to learn to swim before, and they look like a fish out of water! :lol:

 

[Dittohead not!]

Well, as I pointed out before, some of their criteria struck me as being kind of wonky to begin with anyway.

Since when is being able to pull yourself out of the water without a ladder a requirement for being able to "swim?" Quite a few obese and elderly persons are probably disqualified right there under the Red Cross' standard.

It probably has to do with being able to survive falling into a swimming pool.
That's just a guess, of course. Getting out of a pool really isn't the same as swimming.

 

[ChrisL]

Well, as I pointed out before, some of their criteria struck me as being kind of wonky to begin with anyway.

Since when is being able to pull yourself out of the water without a ladder a requirement for being able to "swim?" Quite a few obese and elderly persons are probably disqualified right there under the Red Cross' standard.

Well . . . how would they get out of the water? :lol:

 

[ChrisL]

It probably has to do with being able to survive falling into a swimming pool.
That's just a guess, of course. Getting out of a pool really isn't the same as swimming.

You've really got no business going into a pool if you can't get out IMO.

 

[Muhammed]

I actually used to like to pretend that I was shark when I was little. I'd sneak up as close to my siblings as I could underwater before pouncing on them whenever my family went to the pool. :lol:

It's a but more complicated now, as I wear contacts. Goggles are basically required.

Reminds me of a game we used to play called "Jaws" when I was a little kid.

The kid who was the shark got in the middle of the deep end, and then the other players would line up on either side of the pool. They had to dive in and get to the opposite side safely without getting bit by the shark in the middle. And if the kid who was the shark tagged you in the arm or leg, then you were not allowed to use that limb anymore for the rest of the game. Unless when it was your turn to be the shark you bit off someone else's same limb.

 

[Dittohead not!]

You've really got no business going into a pool if you can't get out IMO.

Correct, but sometimes people fall into a pool by accident. If they can't swim, can't get out, and no one is around to save them, that can be a bit of a problem for them.

 

[ChrisL]

Correct, but sometimes people fall into a pool by accident. If they can't swim, can't get out, and no one is around to save them, that can be a bit of a problem for them.

Right, but if you can't get out, you can't get out. Like Gathomas pointed out, a lot of elderly or disabled people wouldn't be able to. I imagine they must have something else to get out of a pool, because a lot of disabled people do pool therapy.