Are you a good swimmer?

[7Phoenix7]

I can swim from one part of the pool to the next. But I suck at just floating around lol sounds dumb but it's true. Can you swim and float?

I'd sink

Water treading, I can not

[Lliam]

The neighbors who lived across the street from us when I was growing up had a pool. I learned how to swim at an early age.

By 10 or so, I would swim far out into and even across lakes when we went camping.

In my early teens I started body surfing, then belly boarding. I finally started learning to surf when I was 15. That was before ankle tethers so, if you lost your board, you had to swim for it.

When I was 19 or 20, I took a canoeing class in community college. A prerequisite was to swim from one end of their Olympic-size pool and back while fully clothed. I thought, "Pffft, easy peasy."

I jumped in wearing Levis, a T-shirt and sneakers. By the time I got to the opposite end, I was winded. I had underestimated how hard it would be with swim with clothes on. So, on the return trip, I rolled over onto my back and floated a couple of times to rest.

I thought I might get disqualified for cheating but the instructor passed me. Then I realized that I had actually done something good by showing that I knew how to float instead of drowning.

I also learned how to dive and have dived off of cliffs into lakes and oceans.

[7Phoenix7]

Awesome lol, I really need to learn how to float like that

[MrOracle]

Yes, I've always been a strong swimmer, and I was a lifeguard one summer, some 35 years ago.

The next year I moved to the Central Coast area of California, and I lived half a block from the local beach, so I spent most summer days in the ocean before going to work in the afternoon (waiting tables). You have to be a good swimmer to survive in the surf in the ocean, because when the waves are up, they will pound you and roll you.

[7Phoenix7]

Yes I never go far into the ocean because of that. Body surfing looks so fun..

[MrOracle]

It is, but a boogie board is even better, and they're cheap and nearly zero maintenance, unlike a surfboard, which is much larger, more fragile, and require upkeep.

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[7Phoenix7]

That's what I was thinking of when I said body surfing 😅😂 . Shows how much I know lol.. I'm gonna learn to swim better next summer

[DaisyM23]

i'm an okay swimmer, i can do laps in a pool and i can tread water but i can't float properly and i probably wouldn't last long in the sea haha

[7Phoenix7]

You'd do better than me lol

[bobalife]

No, I can only doggy paddle~ 🥺 I’d drown…. 🫣🫠😂😭 I need a life guard LOL.

[7Phoenix7]

I struggle to doggy paddle lol 💀

[Jkreuger89]

I'd help you stay afloat

[Joshydavid25]

Explains it all.. LOL..

[7Phoenix7]

Lmao black people in water

[Joshydavid25]

😂😂.. Finally showing us your final form huh Ms. Phoenix? "The Dark Joker Phoenix"..

[7Phoenix7]

😂 that's u. I just laugh at the jokes lol

[Joshydavid25]

I ain't no Jooookkkkkeeee!!! Lmao..

[7Phoenix7]

[7Phoenix7]

😂 so cute

[Joshydavid25]

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Y+you win... 😂😂..

[7Phoenix7]

😂 I'm too good, didn't even have to transform

[Joshydavid25]

Y-you're j-just t-too powerful.. Lmao..

[7Phoenix7]

Yea, winning is just like breathing for me lol

[Joshydavid25]

Girl, you bettah stop.. Winning and then acting like a Femme fatale.. Gotta choose one.. 😂😂..

[7Phoenix7]

Lmao


I fit more than one pair of shoes though. You too 💯

[Joshydavid25]

That's true you certainly do.. 😌👌.. And Okay okay stop making me blush.. *Ahem* I'm too manly for all that.. 😂..

[jack1924]

I almost drowned when I was first learning to swim. My father was the one who taught me and he was very strict. At the time he used to tell my mother, "Let him drown. That's the best way to learn." I was still shocked and told him, "I'm going to die. I'll never get a chance to learn."
Funny memories lmao
But I am very good swimmer lol

[7Phoenix7]

Aww, lol. I had an uncle that was like that. Not with me but with my cousins. They are great swimmers.

Im not the best but i can swim lol.

[jack1924]

Poor cousins lol

[puurikke]

I think I'm an okay swimmer. We learn it at a young age because we live in a river delta. Way to many foreigners die in our waters just because they can't swim, panic when bitten by a jellyfish or are not strong enough to survive a rip current.

If you feel you are not a strong swimmer, you might like to get some lessons. The ocean can be a dangerous place. And that danger can starts right at the beach.

[WhiteSteve]

Enough…

[7Phoenix7]

Yea😅 lol I'll take that yellow dragon floatie

[WhiteSteve]

Nice, tether it to mine and we should be safe. Or if we go down, we go down together
🌊💪😵🌊💪😵🌊

[7Phoenix7]

Stop playing you know you can swim lol

[WhiteSteve]

I can swim a little, I’m just saying don’t Jack-and-Rose me if it came down to it. Both or none, don’t do me like that lmao

[7Phoenix7]

Lmao

[7Phoenix7]

I was pissed when she let him freeze. 😂

[WhiteSteve]

Pffftttt, yeah, ok…. I’m not Leo, you’re letting me sink like a stone…. and the last thing I’ll see is your corpse-like zombie hand waving goodbye at me😒😒😒 I don’t trust you one bit….🤨

[7Phoenix7]

Lmaoo get your a** up on this floating door 🚪with me.

[WhiteSteve]

Ok, fine, you win. Do you have I stick I can grab? That zombie/leper hand might straight up come off if you try to pull me up, and then I’m back on the bottom with The Heart Of The Ocean🥶💙

[7Phoenix7]

Don't worry c'mon

[WhiteSteve]

Gahhhhh, ok, fine🤢

Thanks, you saved my life! I owe you one…

*starts singing Celine off-key*

[Nikki1989]

Yes, I grew up swimming in the ocean. That makes you a strong swimmer very quickly.

[7Phoenix7]

Yea makes sense

[AviatorTom]

Nope. I flunked the minnow test at the Y when I was 6. I can stay afloat for awhile and do the breaststroke, but that's about it.

[7Phoenix7]

Pretty good

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I can't really swim. I'd still need a floaty when I go in the water.

[7Phoenix7]

Lol makes two of us

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Just go to Walmart and buy their floaties.

[7Phoenix7]

Lmao ok

[IslaTheWitch]

I feel better in water than on land. I can swim, float, dive, whatever...

[7Phoenix7]

I'm coming over there in the summer, maybe you can give me lessons 😅

[IslaTheWitch]

@7Phoenix7 we have plenty of lakes around Berlin and in Berlin, all so clean, you can take water for drinking, we will swim all your stay :) We can rent the boat and sail close to Potsdam and watch historical buildings

[7Phoenix7]

We have a plan. Yayy, sounds like fun! 👏

[BLP11520]

I can only hold breath 55 seconds is that good?

[BLP11520]

I was a teenager back in the horse and buggy days

[Paris13]

I Once Swam Half of a Lake With my Cousin''s Raft Near me. lolxxoo

[7Phoenix7]

Wow!

[Paris13]

lol!!! I Can Save Myself Too. xxoo

[DeeDeeDeVour]

I was a competitive swimmer in high school & college.

[7Phoenix7]

Nice

[exitseven]

I have lived near the ocean my whole life. I have my Senior Lifesaving badge and I am a certified Scuba Diver.

[7Phoenix7]

Wow, very nice

[ShadezMcgee]

Can swim well. Did swimming lessons as a kid. No issues on my end

[7Phoenix7]

That's what I should've did. Did they teach you how to tread? Or did you just learn that on your own?

[ShadezMcgee]

Taught me. That was one of the first things when we started getting in deeper water. Treading isn't too bad. My trick is to lean back a bit to keep my head above the surface and move my legs and arms nice and easy to conserve energy and go for a long time.

Had tests where I had to treatd 10 to 15 minutes

[7Phoenix7]

I've tried and I just start sinking 😅. I'm gonna make it a goal to learn next summer

[Jessica405]

I can swim fairly well, but floating is hard as I am skinny and have little buoyancy.

[7Phoenix7]

Same here lol

[Jkreuger89]

Same

[Redstang88]

Yeah I swam all summer when I was younger, still love to when I can. It’s also the only cardio I have any interest in doing

[7Phoenix7]

Yeah it's a good cardio workout. And good for people with bad knees and stuff like that

[Phoenix98]

I can swim ok, I haven't swam in years though as I don't really have a need for it.

[7Phoenix7]

Yea, I wanna be able to swim at the beach. I love the beach.

[12karen]

I learned to swim at 5 years old but I never knew how to float upright lol, I either swim or I sink

[7Phoenix7]

Samee lol

[12karen]

I don't get how they stay straight in the water

[7Phoenix7]

I literally thought I was the only one. I feel better now 😌

[loveslongnails]

Yes, but I was better in my 20's. I don't swim enough now.

[7Phoenix7]

It's great exercise.

[FreyaRed]

Yes, even though I can't float on water like most people. If I put air out of my lungs I go instantly down like a brick.

[rigmarole]

I'm not competing in the Olympics, but I get by...

[FunkyMonkee]

I wasn't, as a kid but, not long after we got the pool in the back yard, I got around in the water like a dolphin.

[XXblack88]

yes, it's my favorite thing to do in summer.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Yes I swim very well I learned in the military. Plus I love the water always have.

[7Phoenix7]

You were in the military? Wow I didn't know. Thanks for your service.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Your so welcome

[Unit1]

Swimming is my hobby, although I am an amateur at it still after having done so multiple times. I could use some training to get better at it.

[Coden7]

I’m a pretty good swimmer. I’m not a fast swimmer, but I can swim a long time and stay on the surface

[swordbreaker]

Actually, I would like it, it would be useful because I am disabled, but there has been no support lately.

[AydenHazor]

I used to be a really good swimmer as a teen, I've swum upwards of a mile, but I haven't done any real swimming in probably about 20 years

[douride2]

I know how to swim. Am I good swimmer? Hopefully if the need ever arises I will survive.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely I'm a great swimmer.. I grew up by the ocean

[7Phoenix7]

Nice

[Squatting_Slav]

I'm good, my technique isn't perfect but my strength is there

[Dreamclouds]

I can float but not really the resillient swimmer I can swim like 100-200m without a stop

[Anonymous]

I was on my high school swim team. Been a long time since I went swimming though.

[SotiCoto]

I do not belong in water. At all. I'd just die.

[Dnice1]

I think I am 😊

[7Phoenix7]

I bet you are

[RedInnocent68]

Not afraid, but I do suck.

[7Phoenix7]

Can you float

[RedInnocent68]

Not well. I’m pretty dense.

[7Phoenix7]

Lol a brick in the water is me

[RedInnocent68]

We should get together, on a beach, and not swim. 😂

[7Phoenix7]

Yea fr, let's picnic. Walk along the shore. Put our feet in the water, not too far in lol

[Anonymous]

I'm not a great swimmer but I can't swim in many places. As I can't be near chlorine much.

[BLP11520]

I am part fish

[7Phoenix7]

Haha, teach me your ways

[BLP11520]

Lol hold breath and go😂

[7Phoenix7]

*holds breath and sinks 😅

[BLP11520]

😂😂c’ mon

[TiaNour]

I’d drown right away

[7Phoenix7]

😂 we gotta learn how to swim

[TiaNour]

Legit 😭

[BarryLiverstone]

Yes. I’m certified and can swim a long way

[7Phoenix7]

Oh were you a lifeguard?

[BarryLiverstone]

Nope. But my aunt teaches swimming classes and I was able to learn from her and she tested me

[7Phoenix7]

Ah, yea. My dad was a great swimmer. He tried teaching me but I guess I needed more lessons, haha

[BarryLiverstone]

So you know the basics

[7Phoenix7]

Yes, even though floating is probably a basic skill I should know

[BarryLiverstone]

They do sell floaties for a reason :p

[7Phoenix7]

Lol yep, for kids and adults like me 😂

[Lisia]

Yes I'm a pretty good swimmer ^^

[Aiko_E_Lara]

Not to compete but to survive

[7Phoenix7]

Yes, I think I could survive but then again I can't float. So maybe not

[Fuentes]

Never been a swimmer lol

[7Phoenix7]

I feel you lol

[Jkreuger89]

I don't float naturally

[7Phoenix7]

Same, like wtf lol

[Jkreuger89]

You wouldn't have to worry. I'd hold you up lmao

[7Phoenix7]

But then we'd both sink, no? 😅

[Jkreuger89]

I would take the plunge and simply walk you wear you need to go ;)

[7Phoenix7]

Aw, sweet 😋

[Jkreuger89]

Yes sweet. I dont get anything out of holding onto a gorgeous woman's body in the pool lol ;)

[7Phoenix7]

You have to let me sit up high on your shoulders.

[Jkreuger89]

That's fine ;) i'm 6'4"

[Jkreuger89]

Are you scared to get wet?

[7Phoenix7]

Of I'm not scared of getting wet lol

[Jkreuger89]

Good because i'll be keeping you wet the entire time

[7Phoenix7]

You better 🙃

[Jkreuger89]

Are you a one piece or 2 piece bikini girl?

[7Phoenix7]

Both, I like one pieces a lot though. The monokini types too, high cut around the hips

[Billlewis]

Yes, I'm an excellent swimmer.

[Liketotry]

Yes, I used to be a lifeguard

[7Phoenix7]

Awesome

[CubaPirate]

Not really but I can swim just not very far

[7Phoenix7]

Seriously, I wouldn't think that

[Nurse_Meyers_88]

Yes. It’s one of my favorite things to do

[eagle1951]

no don't know how

[7Phoenix7]

Really, no joke?

[eagle1951]

no lie never learned how

[7Phoenix7]

Wow interesting

[NathanDavis]

lmao...

[7Phoenix7]

Don't laugh 😭

[NathanDavis]

it's cute...

[NathanDavis]

I'll show you how...

[7Phoenix7]

Oo yea go put on your swim wear

[NathanDavis]

Trunks or wet suit?

[7Phoenix7]

Let me see you in those trunks

[NathanDavis]

I'll get the best ones I got...

[7Phoenix7]

Hurry up

[NathanDavis]

I'm back (=

almost drowned

[7Phoenix7]

Lol you made me wait so long I think I drowned too.

[Ms_Facesitter]

Only crawl!

[7Phoenix7]

Wdym 😅

[Ms_Facesitter]

it's also called stroke. Crawl front or back. Front and back stroke swimming

[7Phoenix7]

Ohhh, I see lol

[Sparkie460]

Yes im a decent swimmer

[TallAnon]

Good enough, swim or drown over here in the NL

[mandyfire98]

I'm a good swimmer

[elaphe]

I'm okay.

[7Phoenix7]

You can float?

[elaphe]

Yes, I can.

[LavLavLuv]

Yes..

[gingerguyslover]

Absolutely

[Jmmmfi4]

IM PART DOLPHIN

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Yes.

[Worst]

yeah

[Amur8711]

I think I am decent.

[Amur8711]

Probably wouldn't last long treading water tho