Did you learn to swim naturally or take lessons as a kid?

[Brandi555]

I remember when I was young I went to summer camp and they had swimming lessons. But I don’t remember actually learning to swim, I think I just naturally knew how.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

As for me I love the water & as for my first lesson my dad picked me up & threw me in the water & from that point on I had to figure it out or drown. A year or so later the school I went to had & an Olympic sized pool & instead of gym class one day we went swimming. They had lessons & if you knew how to swim you had to prove it & from there you had free time in the deep end & can use the diving boards.

[Brandi555]

I’m confused. Why the screenshot

[Static_In_The_Attic]

At least you admit you’re confused! As for the screenshot I’ll let you figure that one out & I guarantee you will because you are as sharp as a marble. Hahaha.

[Brandi555]

🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[Static_In_The_Attic]

🦥🦥🦥

[DonaldDarko]

My parents taught me to swim but I lived on the Mojave desert so there was never water around. I'm trying to get good at it now that I've got a sail boat so I spend a lot of time in the pool at my apartment and study youtube videos on the subject. It's hard to shift to an aquatic lifestyle if you come from a desert basically. The more I practice though it feels more natural.

[Brandi555]

Be careful

[DonaldDarko]

Modern pools often don't have a deep end. I can just stand up.

[jennifer_bloom]

I learned to swim at 8 years old by lying on my back in the bath tub and realizing I was floating and not stuck to the bottom of the bath tub.

[Brandi555]

Aww. That’s cute 😂😂

[RachyRach]

Lesson as a kid. I hated them lol but now I love the water

[NathanDavis]

I learned of emergency... lol

first trip to the beach, almost died... had to figure it out on the go

so, I guess that... in a way, I did learn the theory from movies, TV, shows and all that? that's how I tried to figure it out... lmao

[TonyMetal___1986]

Don't know how to swim, if it's a shallow water, Gerdy takes me on his back 🦒

[Brandi555]

Gerdy is a girl 😡

[TonyMetal___1986]

Ok, i'll ride her then 😂

[Brandi555]

She doesn’t like you. Says you smell.

[TonyMetal___1986]

I smell, yes of course, i smell like gardenias and aloe vera 😂

[OneViewpoint]

Lessons and lots of pools, rivers, and oceans to practice in.

[FreyaRed]

My father taught me swimming before I could even walk on two legs. Letter in school I learned all swimming styles.

[Nikki1989]

I was thrown into a swimming pool when I was a toddler. A bit harsh or mean, but you learn to swim pretty quickly.

[Alex-Snow]

I think it was natural and some peer pressure from other kids my age

[Guanfei]

I honestly can't remember. I think I've learned by myself, but the oldest memory I have of it is me already swimming as a young kid.

[DryGermanGuy]

We had swim class in school from primary to middle school PE.

[bowenw]

Learned a little from parents and then took lessons.

[jahaims]

Dad threw me in over and over again until I learned how to not to drown

[Staximus]

I had some lessons but am still a terrible swimmer

[midnightmoon05]

Took lessons… still can’t swim 😂

[Paige2006]

Naturally

[eagle1951]

never learned

[AgentG111]

Lessons