Swimming

I also admire the westerner's life,it is so colorful.And I can not swim even I grew up by the seaside.Sometimes my friends may laugh at me for that.But I am scared of water just as you!I do not have the courage to go into the sea or the swimming pool.Anyway,yoy are mire brave than me.

One step at a time. If you go often it gets easier. Nobody says you have to jump in and swim like a fish. Just go and kick your feet around and take it easy...walking in water is a great exercise too. I can't swim on top of water like regular people do, haha, I can only side stroke or swim underwater. I just never got the hang of it but I'm not afraid of it either. I even saved a girl once when I was 15 by swimming my silly sidestroke and she just hung on to me until she could stand up in the water. It was one of my best friends at the time. I wish I had a pool, even a children's pool will do, haha, just so I could sit in it and cool off in the summer. I like the water.

No, not all western women enjoy swimming, and really not a lot of us have swimming pools. I do enjoy joining a fitness club and I need to get back to it. I will not even consider one that does not have a swimming pool and a hot tub. I believe that a hot tub is very therapeutic. I learned to swim as a college course, but I know many women who are afraid of water or just do not care for it. Good job on even going to the children's section. Walking back and forth across the shallow end of a pool is really great exercise. I like going to an indoor pool as it is warm even when our weather is freezing and there is no sunburn in the summer. Because I was so afraid of water when I was young, and I still will not swim in the ocean or an unmarked lake, I made sure my children learned to enjoy the water when they were very young.

Swimming is a skill we must all learn. Men and women alike will be benefited if they have this skill. It is not just for fun or for sports but for emergency. So it is good that despite the fact that it is not encouraged in your country, you still joined the club. But wait don't stay in the children's area. You won't learn that way. There must be someone there who would teach you the techniques and if you give your heart into it, I am pretty sure you will overcome your fear and in a month or so you you will be a good swimmer for sure. So I wish you the best.

The water is so nice even if you cant swim you can still enjoy a day at the beach . I love the beach , not so much for pool . I would not mind having a pool of my own though but I love swimming in the beach . Well make a trip to the west and live a little .

I am just a bit curious, why is it not being encouraged there? I think it is a useful skill for men, women and children alike.

Hello there, It is too bad that it is not encouraged in your country. It is a very useful skill and can save lives as well, your own life and others. Yes, I live in the West, I am an old lady but I can certainly swim. It is encouraged here for seniors, it keeps you flexible and in good health. Also, childen start swimming lessons at a very early age. My children started at about 5 or 6 years of age. My grand daughters are 3 and 5 and take weekly swimming lessons in an indoor pool. Of course you pay a fee for it but it is part of the education cost. Even people with limited funds make sure their children learn how to swim. I guess there are cultural differences between countries. I know in some countries it is important for little girls to have their ears pierced and have gold earrings. My grand daughters do not have such things but we value other things such as sports more. By the way, not everybody has their own pool in the backyard but every community has public swimming pools.

I love to swim, but I seldom have the opportunity to do so. When I was little one of my relatives had a swimming pool and all of the cousins used to get together and swim there. I also took swimming lessons at the Y when I was very young. I don't know what part of the west you are referring to, but most people in the U.S. do not have swimming pools. While it's true that in some cities many houses have them, the average family can't afford to live in those neighborhoods.

There was a time when I wanted to learn how to swim. But those days, we didnt have any such classes here. Even today, a few of the posh hotels provide such classes but I am more scared of water than the heights. And again, today, my ill health wont allow it. The good news (can be good for me if I can make it) is the fact that at Konark (about 90 Kilometers away) one of the deep sea divers has opened up a classroom where anyone can register and learn how to swim. And there is scuba diving too. If I can make it, I would try to get there sometime this year and go for a Scuba Dive. And maybe, my fear of water would be gone. Also, learning how to swim in a pool or a pond is said to be much different than swimming in the rivers or the sea. I guess it is because of the water currents. But I am not an expert to comment on this segment.

I am wondering how come it is not encourage there in India of taking swimming lesson for women? Meaning that is only for men?

I not like swimming because fear from water and feel now I will die if try to go in water. Even it is good but never can be try.

here in my area there are many pools which are situated in public places and women are not using it because they are much worried about the comments and the problems when they do so. As you can see that the situations are getting worse for the women and doing such an thing in public will not be supported by any one. The public just see her as a negative character.

i don't know how to swim. i envy my cousins who do because they lived in the province where there's river near their homes.

And also the westeners have some beaches where they can go naked all the way!! . Sometimes women here even go braless in beaches and holding hands with bf's..for an asian like me to witness this is very scandaloous, but for them, just natural.

True allknowing! Except for some women from villages where rivers flow, many women do not know how to swim.I love to wade in knee deep water and have a bath in the Cauvery too where it is shallow but I can't even take a complete dip holding my breath] I would choke.In our complex there are three separate swimming pools , for men, women and children .If they would allow us in children's pool I would love to fool around splashing in water but one compulsory rule is to wear swimsuits.I cannot do this because I am totally unused to wearing anything but sarees in public.

I went to the Maldives and the local people were swimming in the sea fully clothed. Not many people in England have their own swimming pool. One of my friends had one in the back garden. His parents filled it though. My mom had a very rich American friend and she had a house with an indoor swimming pool. That lady moved back to America. I live in a 3 bedroom semi detached bungalow. I haven't got my own swimming pool. If I had the money I would buy a jacuzzi and that would take up less room. Most children are taught how to swim. Children and adults are keen on swimming at my local swimming pool. I go swimming at my local sports center. I can't swim in the summer at my local beach due to the sinking mud and dangerous tide. On a trip to a tropical country I love swimming and snorkeling around a colorful coral reef.

Swimming is a very important ability and I suggest all people learn it. Here the parents will teach their children to swim. If they are unable to do so, they will let them study in a swimming class. In some schools, the swimming is a part of PE lesson.

I learnt swimming in my childhood days. I born and brought up in a village may be that is my luck to learn the swimming in a very young age. I remember we (me and my brother) used banana stem to learn swimming. In rainy season the near by farm become filled with water and it is safe to learn swimming there. In summer season we used to go to river too, but river is not safe to learn swimming. However, I don’t swim recently as I am away from the native place for long years. If you wish to learn swimming then you must forget the scare on water.

Hello. Why is swimming not encourage in your country? Swimming is a very good sport actually and really fun. It helps you exercise your whole body without you even feeling it. It may be a little scary at first but if you'll get used to it, it is actually fun. I have this friend who is a swimmer and is a swimming instructor at the same time. He teach kids how to swim. In our place, he only earn a small amount but I think if he will transfer into a bigger city with many pools and beaches, he can earn big enough to pay his own tuition fees.