Do You Know How To Swim?

[souljaa]

Just wondering, do you guys know how to swim?
I went out today with a few friends to swim, they tried to teach me...We totally failed...lmao...Well it will take more time but I'm almost there :)..Not really cause I almost drowned. But it's k. What about you guys?

[rukisuto]

Yeah, I even have a pool in my backyard.
One end is 4 ft and the other end is 10 ft.
You don't know how? lol.

[Yuuki]

Yep. I was on the swim team for four years. Got old after a while.
Hmn..
Learned how to swim when I was really young. I know that. x3 lol

[LiNuX]

i dont know how either, i almost drowned like twice or three times as a child, never tried again lol

i assume i have to learn if the ocean levels start rising due to global warming melting the polar ice caps lol

[Riku-Nara]

Sort of.
I can swim, but not very fast.
I can't swim in like 6+ feet.

[Trunks]

I think i learned to swim on my own really. I don't think I do the arm strokes properly, but I can swim. I just watched people swim and mimicked them.

[jakncoke]

Nope, never really tried either.

[conman1000]

Yes, I've known how to swim since I was 6 or 7.

[LiNuX]

Yes, I've known how to swim since I was 6 or 7.

i almost drowned once before my sis was born and then again when i was like 6 or 7 - i think there was a third time but i am not sure lol

both times under my uncles watch......

[souljaa]

i almost drowned once before my sis was born and then again when i was like 6 or 7 - i think there was a third time but i am not sure lol

both times under my uncles watch......

Haha..What was your uncle doing?

Yeah I don't know Ruki :P..I almost drowned today lol.

[LiNuX]

Haha..What was your uncle doing?

Yeah I don't know Ruki :P..I almost drowned today lol.

my uncle? probably training my cousins lol, it was a bunch of us trying to learn and my older cousin doing flips and jumping into the water and yelling out "watch me guys" lol

if u drowned today then what some people thought happened to you a few months ago would have come true today - like final destination lol - glad you are OK though

if i drowned, no body here would be talking about anything! and like 10 friends from high school probably would have failed cuz i wasn't there to help them out lol

[souljaa]

my uncle? probably training my cousins lol, it was a bunch of us trying to learn and my older cousin doing flips and jumping into the water and yelling out "watch me guys" lol

if u drowned today then what some people thought happened to you a few months ago would have come true today - like final destination lol - glad you are OK though

if i drowned, no body here would be talking about anything! and like 10 friends from high school probably would have failed cuz i wasn't there to help them out lol

Haha I know..It was pretty rough...My friends clearly told me not to go in the deep end..And I kinda didn't listen thinking it would help me swim..::)..But I just panicked and almost went out right there lol.

[EpsilonX]

I never really learned how, but i can get around in a pool without sinking. If i was stranded in the ocean and my life preserver popped, i'd be screwed, though.

[LiNuX]

I never really learned how, but i can get around in a pool without sinking. If i was stranded in the ocean and my life preserver popped, i'd be screwed, though.

if u were in the ocean stranded and your life preserver didn't pop, you'd still be screwed lol

[YuriPrime]

I took swimming lessons as a child, only got to about level 5 or something, then kept failing the next level so I quit. I could save my life if I had to but that's about it.

[Trunks]

if u were in the ocean stranded and your life preserver didn't pop, you'd still be screwed lol

Most likely, but then again how many people in swim against the tide? I'm 100% sure I can't = ). I can stay afloat with just kicking my legs. I could last a little while.

I could last longer than you ^^

[glenofimaal]

i can swim pretty good

i have a pool in my backyard

3-9ft deep

[Twigz]

I know how to swim; I just haven't done it in a long time; that will not bode well for me when I go on vacation later this summer.

[GF Eric]

I learned by almost drowning in Virginia. :twitcy:

Now I am an excellent swimmer. My swim teacher wanted me to join the team.

[Eric]

Most likely, but then again how many people in swim against the tide? I'm 100% sure I can't = ). I can stay afloat with just kicking my legs. I could last a little while.

I could last longer than you ^^

I think he meant you would be screwed because you would have no food and water, and would die anyways

I can swim, ever since I was young

[EpsilonX]

if u were in the ocean stranded and your life preserver didn't pop, you'd still be screwed lol

Well, i'd be able to swim somewhere....eventually...haha
or maybe a government satellite could pick my signal up.

All i'm saying is that the second it popped...well....goodbye.

[Kiss]

Yes. I darned love it.

I do flips in and stuff.

[Samus-Fan]

I can swim pretty good.
In scouts, I have the badge. You have to jump in the water with a button down long sleeve shirt, pants, socks, shoes, and a belt (And swim trunks under your pants). You take all your cloths off except the swimsuit, then take the pants, have the legs around your neck, put the belt around the legs and blow air into them.

Makes a life preserver if you didn't know.
It is HARD staying a loat while doing it, though.
I plan on take life-saving badge soon. Swim 8 laps, save 5 people, then have people (About 10) get around you in a pool (deep end), and they are all trying to hedlock you, dunk you, trying to get you paniced and under water. You have to break free and keep doing this for like 2 hours.

But I love swimming, so this should all be easy(er)

[LiNuX]

I think he meant you would be screwed because you would have no food and water, and would die anyways

I can swim, ever since I was young

and sharks and whales...and jellyfish - they will all screw you pretty badly lol, even if they can't eat you

and water temperature is usually lower than air temperature and your body temperature can go down rapidly and then you die that way

so...basically, swimming won't help you much without a life raft

[Trunks]

and sharks and whales...and jellyfish - they will all screw you pretty badly lol, even if they can't eat you

and water temperature is usually lower than air temperature and your body temperature can go down rapidly and then you die that way

so...basically, swimming won't help you much without a life raft

Wait a second, how did we get into the middle of the ocean.

[LiNuX]

Wait a second, how did we get into the middle of the ocean.

well epsilon brought up the "Ocean" - no one said anything about the middle of the ocean lol, could be a few miles off shore

and he was saying if he had a life preserver he'd be fine and be able to swim back somewhere lol

[glenofimaal]

I can swim pretty good.
In scouts, I have the badge. You have to jump in the water with a button down long sleeve shirt, pants, socks, shoes, and a belt (And swim trunks under your pants). You take all your cloths off except the swimsuit, then take the pants, have the legs around your neck, put the belt around the legs and blow air into them.

Makes a life preserver if you didn't know.
It is HARD staying a loat while doing it, though.
I plan on take life-saving badge soon. Swim 8 laps, save 5 people, then have people (About 10) get around you in a pool (deep end), and they are all trying to hedlock you, dunk you, trying to get you paniced and under water. You have to break free and keep doing this for like 2 hours.
But I love swimming, so this should all be easy(er)

that seems pretty harsh:eek1: i wouldn't want to do that lol

[Nerdy Knight]

I can swim fairly well. If I were to fall into the middle of an ocean, I would probably drown though. I can't learn how to float up in water XD

[rukisuto]

I can swim fairly well. If I were to fall into the middle of an ocean, I would probably drown though. I can't learn how to float up in water XD

Tread water? lol.
My cousin and I had a competition to see who could do it longer and it went on for more than an hour.
We just gave up.

[glenofimaal]

Tread water? lol.
My cousin and I had a competition to see who could do it longer and it went on for more than an hour.
We just gave up.

nobody won then?

[LiNuX]

nobody won then?

depends on who gave up first lol

[EpsilonX]

and sharks and whales...and jellyfish - they will all screw you pretty badly lol, even if they can't eat you

and water temperature is usually lower than air temperature and your body temperature can go down rapidly and then you die that way

so...basically, swimming won't help you much without a life raft

Well what if a large government sattelite was scanning the area and saw me and fired a laser into the water heating it up to a good enough temperature and then sent something to pick me up? If my life preserver went bye bye i wouldn't last long enough for that thing to pick me up. ;(

[LiNuX]

Well what if a large government sattelite was scanning the area and saw me and fired a laser into the water heating it up to a good enough temperature and then sent something to pick me up? If my life preserver went bye bye i wouldn't last long enough for that thing to pick me up. ;(

lol thats like, 1 in a trillion chances that the government is likely to do that - you have a higher chance of getting picked up by a submarine sonar than a government satellite lol

and the ocean is big - if they heat the water and the water warms up, it'll probably go south or north depending on where you are, cool off, and sink, and you'll be surrounded by more cold water lol

and knowing the government, they'll probably aim the laser at you and fry you up and call it friendly fire

[souljaa]

lol thats like, 1 in a trillion chances that the government is likely to do that - you have a higher chance of getting picked up by a submarine sonar than a government satellite lol

and the ocean is big - if they heat the water and the water warms up, it'll probably go south or north depending on where you are, cool off, and sink, and you'll be surrounded by more cold water lol

and knowing the government, they'll probably aim the laser at you and fry you up and call it friendly fire

Haha, the last one, I'm definetly with you on that one.

[EpsilonX]

lol thats like, 1 in a trillion chances that the government is likely to do that - you have a higher chance of getting picked up by a submarine sonar than a government satellite lol

and the ocean is big - if they heat the water and the water warms up, it'll probably go south or north depending on where you are, cool off, and sink, and you'll be surrounded by more cold water lol

and knowing the government, they'll probably aim the laser at you and fry you up and call it friendly fire

I know it would never happen, but if it were to happen, i'm just sayin'

[Eric]

doesnt warm water allow you to float easier? thought i saw sumthin about that somewhere

[LiNuX]

doesnt warm water allow you to float easier? thought i saw sumthin about that somewhere

yeah cuz it flows up but the ocean is comlicated, it doesn't just float up, it goes south i believe to cool down and sink back down to the bottom of the ocean and then stuff happens

i dont know, its complicated to explain lol, its geology -

warm water and fresh water floats up but salt water allows you to float more, i think the red sea is full of salt lol

my brain is fried from a whole day of headachy things, i'll have to check back with the facts later when my brain has rebooted over night

[Scott]

I certainly can't, I hate water...

[Kujo]

I've been swimming for as long as I can remember. I honestly can't remember not being able to swim. Its so weird for me when I come across an adult who can't swim. I always thought it was like... natural... like breathing or fornacating.

[rukisuto]

I've been swimming for as long as I can remember. I honestly can't remember not being able to swim. Its so weird for me when I come across an adult who can't swim. I always thought it was like... natural... like breathing or fornacating.

Well, I think if you threw him in the middle of the pool his instincts would kick in.
He would do something to stay afloat, lol.

[Samus-Fan]

Well, I think if you threw him in the middle of the pool his instincts would kick in.
He would do something to stay afloat, lol.

Not exactly "instincts"
If he doesn't know how to swim, he will just splash around going under, then coming up, going under, coming up, and when you try to save him, he will either:
-Headlock you (Yes, they DO do that)
-Try to get on your back, just dunking you
-Just grab onto you and pull you around

I don't really get why they head lock, I think it is because they can get a point they don't let go of.

[Kujo]

If a drowning person headlockes me... i'm taking them under and really freaking them out. I can hold my breath for a good 90-120 seconds.

[Samus-Fan]

If a drowning person headlockes me... i'm taking them under and really freaking them out. I can hold my breath for a good 90-120 seconds.

Omg, that's ridicules. I can only hold for like, 50 seconds.
Also, if you did that, I doubt you would get the Livesaving badge

[Toby83]

yeah i can swim lol not like an expert or anything fancy just enough that if i got dumped in a lake or something i could make it out :D

[alpha]

i cant swim......
did have lessons in school though.

[Kujo]

Omg, that's ridicules. I can only hold for like, 50 seconds.
Also, if you did that, I doubt you would get the Livesaving badge

Ridicules maybe. But I did train for several months when I was going for Ranger training however, due to a blown knee, I didn't make it into ranger school. But hey, I do tend to freak out life guards every now and again when I don't come up for air after 2 minutes.