HOW MANY OF YOU CAN SWIM?

swim - swim
United States
November 15, 2006 5:15pm CST
I can't
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29 responses
• Ireland
26 Dec 06
i can swim, and i love it very much.
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• India
26 Dec 06
I can swim well. I like to swim in Ponds & Lakes.
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@bodomgirl (1614)
• Italy
15 Nov 06
yes i can
• United States
17 Nov 06
thanks
• United States
26 Dec 06
i can't
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@manish_it (218)
15 Nov 06
yes i can swim very well
• United States
18 Nov 06
thanks for re[plying
• United States
15 Nov 06
I can swim, but I am not a pro or anything. But I do enjoy it very much
• United States
17 Nov 06
thanks
@pormadi (1300)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 06
I do know swimming. Would learn about it from me?
@Pokeypie (193)
• Australia
15 Nov 06
I can a little bit but not for long distances
• United States
16 Nov 06
thanks
@krizz420 (4385)
• Canada
17 Nov 06
i can
@Signal20 (2281)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Me
@riverlife (128)
• Canada
17 Nov 06
i can swim.
@urzicutza (1971)
• Romania
17 Nov 06
this is a verry stuid qestion!!! no ofence!!! butt can you find something more interesting to answer?
@firdaus (685)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 06
Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body, for exercise, fun and competition. There are health benefits of swimming, but also risks.The human body is composed primarily of water, and thus has a very similar density to water. Roughly, 70% of the body is water; while the lungs are filled with the air, the body is slightly less dense than the surrounding water, which exerts a buoyant force on it. Thus staying afloat requires only a slight propelling of water downward relative to the body, and transverse motion only a slight propelling of water in a direction opposite to the direction of intended motion. This propelling is accomplished by using the hands and forearms as paddles, and by kicking the legs to push water away from the body (though kicking accounts for relatively little overall). Since salt water (e.g., the ocean) is denser than fresh water (e.g., most swimming pools), less effort is required to stay afloat in salt water than in fresh water. A number of swimming styles have been developed based on the implementation of some or all of the following principles: The torso and the legs should be kept as parallel as possible to the surface of the water. Dropped legs or a slanted torso dramatically increase drag. The hand should be extended forward of the head as much as possible. This increases the average length at the water-line, substantially increasing speed.The time spent on the side should be maximized because the torso is narrower front-to-back than side-to-side on most swimmers. This reduces the frontal cross-section, reducing drag further, and also increasing the ratio between the body's water-line-length and width. Similar improvements are possible by orienting the narrowest direction of head, hands, legs and arms into the water. The torso is by far the most critical. The motion of the hand, arm, and leg from the back to the front should be in the air for as much as possible, and in the water, oriented as perfectly as possible, because the returning appendage has to move at least twice as fast as the swimmer, and in the water generates eight times the drag (which increases with the cube of the speed) of an equal amount of torso frontal area. The basic "catch" of the water is not nearly as critical as the above items. Most swimmers simply grab water with their hand flat, or the fingers slightly spread, and then draw it smoothly down their body. None of the above techniques require improved strength. With strength training, the hands and feet can be extended further into the water, gaining more propulsion. For beginners, increased strength brings only small improvements if the above strategies (minimising drag and lengthening water-line) are not optimal.
@achumama (506)
• India
27 Dec 06
i can swim in ponds and rivers..for a maximum of 10 minutes..after that i will be tired..
• India
17 Nov 06
swim - i love swimmings.
i can swim.and i really love swimming for fun.
@Sorathian (4329)
• Pakistan
16 Nov 06
I can't
• India
16 Nov 06
i can and this is a foolish discussion.
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
16 Nov 06
I can swim very well. I am from Florida so it was a must! Pools are everywhere. You should learn to swim, it is great excerise and fun!
• India
16 Nov 06
No I cant, because I dont know.
@Brianus77 (911)
• Czech Republic
16 Nov 06
I cant