Well, do you?
Im asking this question because of the recent drowning of the adult man in Sikome Lake whose family indicated that none of them had known how swim.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...558/story.html
Im not sure if its surprising or not how many adults don't know how to swim. I know that some of my friends that are immigrant Canadians don't know how to swim as they've never been near water before coming to Canada so thats understandable. Other people I know had taken swimming lessons as kids though they haven't swam in decades.
A few years ago when we were boating, our group of friends go into a discussion about swimming and everyones ability. A lot of bragging happened about swimming prowess that resulted in a challenge. We anchored a couple of hundred meters from shore and had a challenge to swim in, and a race for those so inclined. More than a few people who thought of themselves as strong swimmers struggled to get to shore with essentially a doggie paddle. These people had felt confident in their swimming prior though they realized its one thing to feel comfortable jumping into a lake and playing around versus having to swim some distance.
Anyways, do you swim? Are you comfortable in water? Or do you stay on dry land?