how knows how to swim

I learned how to swim the old fashioned way...they threw me out of the boat hahaha My parents later paid for me to take some proper swimming lessons so that I would be more comfortable in the water, but I really already knew how to swim before I got to the lessons. I later joined the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts where I learned swimming, boating, and lifesaving techniques. I have done the mile-swim at least three times. I have also been in real-world situations where the boat I was in turned over or where I needed to help other people on the water where I used the stuff I learned as a scout. I have never actually saved someone's life, but I have used some of the training we received to help people out a few times. Needless to say...I am extremely comfortable in the water now.

I was thrown in a pool and told "swim or die"! I taught myself how to swim because my parents couldn't afford a swimming instructor. Apparently I did a good job. One summer, I was a lifeguard.