Can you swim?

No, I can't swim. I can swim with arm bands/ floats but not paticularly well. I went to lessons when I was little but the lessons weren't enough and I was pretty small then. I did go a few years after but found that I was normally the oldest in the beginners group (the rest of the group were realy young children) which was awkward. To save myself also from dying of embarassment, I quit doing it. I managed (just) to doggy paddle a width though, haha. However, I'd love to be able to swim - I know if I could swim really well I'd love swimming if you get what I mean.

NOPE I dont like to be in water where my feet dont touch. LOL. I used to beable to swim and then I had an accident and now its like I dont know how to. Weird but oh well. Maby someday!!!

Truthfully no I can't swim either, Though my husband wants to teach me how too in case something were ever to happen.. I pray nothing ever does.. Though he sometimes takes my son and I to the beach and drops us off and I ask him to stay but of course he won't...I do get a bit freaked out when my son is in the water playing and me not really knowing how to swim. I am happy though others are around in case something were to happen.. Their is nothing wrong with doggy paddling I know alot of people that do it that can't swim.. Will it save your life Good question I don't know. It's possible though it all depends how deep the water is.. So don't feel bad that you don't know how to swim in time though you will learn rather its by yourself or someone teaches you how too...

I can and love to swim, don't have much opportunity to though.I used to swim a lot as a kid, i miss it.

No, I don't swim. I let my kids take swimming lessons, at the YMCA, when they were younger, but never bothered to myself. Looking back, I kind of wish I had, but, oh well, I can still splash around in a pool. Just not a great big one. lol

Yup sure can swim....above and below water. Dog paddle used to be my only means of travel in the water when I was younger.....lol....so I sympathize with ya there, ironiclly, I've seen some people who dog paddle quite strongly, and when there is adrenaline involved...lol, you'll find you can dog paddle QUITE effeciently. Learning to swim is like riding a bike, once you learn how, you'll nver forget, so even if you have a friend tht you can go to a pool with that swims well, go with them....you'll learn in no time, just keep at it! Good luck!

I can, I can swim below and within the water!;) They say that swimming on saltwater adds buoyancy, that it would keep your body afloat and makes you feel more lighter. But I have swimming lessons when I was a kid too, on pools of course!;) You just have to learn the basics first, to which floating is the most hardest of them all to learn. But with good practice and time dedication, I'm sure you'll get by it and learn to swim in no time!;)

I can swim. I actually used to be a lifeguard for many years. I do prefer to swim underwater. I think it is so peaceful and tranquil. You can slip around from one place to the next without making a sound. I love the feeling of gliding along under water.

My mom made sure that I had swimming lessons at a very young age. So yes, I can swim....pretty darned good as a matter of fact. It's come in handy when we've been out on the boat, and something falls off the side...I'm the one that has to jump in and get it every time!

I can swim. I'm not an excellent swimmer but I can swim averagely. I had lessons when I was young and my swimming teacher was really tough and kept pushing me when I didn't want to swim anymore. I think that set me up for a general hatred of swimming class at school and I absolutely hated having to participate in swimming carnivals and the such. To this day I love going to the beach to swim in the waves but I can't stand pools.

I can swim if I have an oxygen tank. I guess I have the same issue as you. I tend to stop once I need a breath. As such, instead of learning how to breath properly, I trained myself to hold my breath for a long time. lol.

This is too funny! I have heard of this before. My mom can float completely on top of the water and even eat a sandwich while doing so. She just did that for fun one time because someone actually brought her lunch out to her in the lake while she was floating. It was funny. The plate sitting on her chest and she ate her sandwich. I am sure you will learn to swim with your head above water. Great fun. I love to swim.

I had a pool when I was younger, but I couldn't swim too well then. When we moved, our neighbor had a pool and I just kinda learned one day. I can't swim underwater at all. I have to have full goggles if I do.:) My husband can swim underwater without goggles and have his eyes open. I come up gasping for air and flailing my arms everywhere because I start feeling panicky if I don't come up in time. Maybe I need some more lessons...:P

My parents used to say I was a water rat when I was a kid. I'd beg my dad to open the pool so I could go swimming the moment the weather turned nice. I'd be so sad when he'd close it up again for the winter. I haven't really done the swimming/water thing in probably 15 years or so really. I don't know why. However, my brother taught me to swim in our pool at home and I was always pretty good at it. whether it was above the water or below. I loved being in the pool. It's just not as fun for me anymore...I don't know why. Maybe I'd enjoy it again if I had a pool but eh. The point is...if I had too I could swim.

my husband is giving me lessons now. I am 25 years old and only now am I finally learning to swim.

I can swim like a fish and float like a cork but have a terrible fear of large bodies of water. It comes from having almost drowned when I was about 7 yrs old. Shortly thereafter my mother sent me to a summer camp to learn how to swim. So even though I have a fear of water, I know that if I ever am in a situation where I have to swim I can do it without panicking. I rarely get myself in a situation where I would have to swim for my life, but you never know. I live very close to the Mississippi River and I have many friends who own pleasure boats and fishing boats. I'm always extremely cautious when on a boat and always wear a life preserver! Better safe than sorry.

Hi, yes I can swim, but I won't go in deep water or on a boat because I was in a paddle boat accident when I was a teen. I was thrown off the boat into the lake and when I came up, I was under the boat, couldn't see anything and hit my head on the boat from under it. I almost drowned. I do have a swimming pool and I love to swim in it.

I can swim very well. Since we love to fish and be near water, I made sure all our kids could swim. I think everyone should know how. It's a useful skill to have. And you might end up in a situation that could save your (or someone else's) life.

Yes I can swim. Dog paddle is not too bad to survive in troubled water. In fact dog paddle is a lot less tiring than any other ways to swim. However, if you are trying to scape fast from something, dog paddle is not that useful; you can not scape from anything by it. But if you're aim is to stay a float, dog paddle is a good start. If you want to practice how to swim, I suggest you go to the sea and practice there. Salt water is more dense than fresh water, it helps you float a lot more than fresh water does. Practicing swimming makes it a lot easier to learn it.

I just learned how to swim two years ago. But before that I was really struggling when I plunged into pools. I am scared to go to the deep levels because I am afraid that I might drown and nobody would see me. But that was back the, it takes practice time and again if you really want to learn how to swim. Now, I already know the strokes and I am already brave enough to go to deep areas because I can float my body up to gasp for air, something I cannot do a few years back.