MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin

> It's weird, I almost can't comprehend the idea of not being able to handle myself in
> water. My grandparents/aunt have had a pool since long before I was born, I've been
> swimming in it literally as long as I can remember. I think my mom may have even
> taken me to one of those baby swimming classes when I was an infant. I never really
> formally learned any swimming strokes, I just kind of paddled around. I've probably
> only been swimming 3-4 times in the last 5 years, but I am 100% sure I could still
> keep myself afloat long enough to get out of trouble if I fell in deep water, unless
> there were other factors (cold, injury, etc.).

This is kind-of why I was wondering about the topic. I've been swimming since I was in diapers. There are literally pictures of me in diapers, with water-wings on my arms, jumping off a diving board into 12 feet of water. It's natural for me to just understand the mechanics of it. I don't get how others can't handle it, nor why they would be in or around water if they couldn't.

Closest I've come to being in jeopardy while in water was being left in the middle of a lake in the Ozarks by a Marine uncle. It was part of a 'conditioning test', to see if me and my cousin were able to take his boat out on our own. It was nearly a half-hour swim to shore, and he was watching far enough away to be worried about the situation. I still don't recall ever coming near drowning.