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i dont know how to swim and im kinda old 
I can't swim vol. Never had a pool
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I'm 26 idk how to swim and idc. It's of no interest to me. I've taken three classes in school came out not knowing how and that's good enough to me.
Th floating part is what got me I can propel myself through water just fine.
If I ever get caught in a situation where I need to swim to live I will just fold my hands and accept my L
Th floating part is what got me I can propel myself through water just fine.
If I ever get caught in a situation where I need to swim to live I will just fold my hands and accept my L
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So what do y'all do at the beach??
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I swim 2-3 times a week 
Good place to clear your head. Just bang out laps staring at the stripe at the bottom of my lane.
And contemplate.
Learned at the Y, summer camps, public pools etc. My son is 2 and he BEEN in the pool.
Good place to clear your head. Just bang out laps staring at the stripe at the bottom of my lane.
And contemplate.
Learned at the Y, summer camps, public pools etc. My son is 2 and he BEEN in the pool.
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Arent you Jamaican?
Or are you like me, West indian parents who might as well be got damn mermaids, but grew up in a city and never learned
This ish is depressing b
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I do nothing. I sit there. It is what it is.
Yup. Add another thing to list of not being a real Jamaican as far as my family is concerned. Complete with all the "When I was 6 my parents just threw me in the river and told me to swim and I did" stories.Arent you Jamaican?
Or are you like me, West indian parents who might as well be got damn mermaids, but grew up in a city and never learned
This ish is depressing bI really need to learn
aNYone
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Did they call you a "Yankee"
Ive heard ALL of those stories
Dont you have a twin too
Are we the same person b
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Did they call you a "Yankee"
Ive heard ALL of those stories
Dont you have a twin too
Are we the same person b
Twin cant swim either, my parents learned from their mistake my little brother got put in classes when he was like four.
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It's the opposite with me. Mother can't swim yet I was in Antigua every year at Fort James beach paddling my little heart out.
Even have a story with my cousin swimming me out to deep water and letting me go. Nearly drowned for the 2nd time in my life
Even have a story with my cousin swimming me out to deep water and letting me go. Nearly drowned for the 2nd time in my life
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It's all about Water Confidence..
You can relax on your back, and just float...
I learned backwards though....
I would float on top of the water and look down with goggles on, and just float around holding my breath forever.....
My cousins would be like... there he is floating again... lol...
Be careful around pools though, you could slip / ko yourself / and drown.... real talk it happens more often than you think... RIP GOOD FRIEND
You can relax on your back, and just float...
I learned backwards though....
I would float on top of the water and look down with goggles on, and just float around holding my breath forever.....
My cousins would be like... there he is floating again... lol...
Be careful around pools though, you could slip / ko yourself / and drown.... real talk it happens more often than you think... RIP GOOD FRIEND
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For real.. What were your races?
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I swear i just jumped in when i was 12 at the rec center on the deep end.. it was either sink or swim...
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Swimming is ridiculously easy and im black...
Tried to teach a couple of the homies... Social conditioning really has them thinking black people just can't swim.
But OP... Srs. Not difficult at all, you don't even really need lessons.
Watch a youtube video on how swimmers propel themselves in water and how to float when you're idle and you can figure out the rest on your own.
For casual swimming those two things are all you'll ever need. As you get more confident you'll learn and do more naturally.
Tried to teach a couple of the homies... Social conditioning really has them thinking black people just can't swim.
But OP... Srs. Not difficult at all, you don't even really need lessons.
Watch a youtube video on how swimmers propel themselves in water and how to float when you're idle and you can figure out the rest on your own.
For casual swimming those two things are all you'll ever need. As you get more confident you'll learn and do more naturally.
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get fat OP
dat buoyancy
dat buoyancy
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I can't swim either
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this is a very important skill that everyone who is able should learn...you never know when you might need it...it might save your life or someone elses
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Post to User Name ratio does not compute
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this is a very important skill that everyone who is able should learn...you never know when you might need it...it might save your life or someone elses
I'm tryna think of a situation where someone would unexpectedly need to swim
.Actin like its pepper spray.
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i had to learn the stennice way
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I'm good
Drowned and sank too many times
Drowned and sank too many times
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I learned how to tread and then I went 5 years without hitting the pool. The next time I went I jumped in the deep end and almost drowned 
never gave a **** about swimming since then
My daughter is taking swim lessons now (she's 3) so now I'm seriously considering taking lessons. Wouldn't feel right taking her to the pool and I'm unable to save her. That's a guilt I know I couldn't handle
never gave a **** about swimming since then My daughter is taking swim lessons now (she's 3) so now I'm seriously considering taking lessons. Wouldn't feel right taking her to the pool and I'm unable to save her. That's a guilt I know I couldn't handle
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I'm tryna think of a situation where someone would unexpectedly need to swim
Actin like its pepper spray.
Srs?
Car accident....crashes and lands in a bayou...people are drowning.
If you ever go on a boat...?
If you ever have kids...?
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You lived right?Still hate my dad and uncles for throwing me and my cousins in 12ft pools
You lived right?
I'm not sure... Guess we'll find out next episode.