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Oil Stain · 08-17-2014, 07:38 PM

Seeing as how swimming is part of the school curriculum here
I imagine something like 95+% of the adult population can at least tread water and doggy paddle at the very least.

It always shocks me the amount of people from developing countries that can't swim. Even ones who grew up near the ocean.

Historically and even now the vast majority of humanity lives near some kind of surface water. I struggle with how so many cultures don't respect water enough to make swimming a universal skill.

I'd consider myself an average swimmer. I can front crawl, back stroke, breast stroke and dive. I don't particularly enjoy swimming but have swam over a kilometer before as I am in decent shape. A lot of people are probably held back more by their lack of cardio then anything else. Trying to race while swimming is very energy intensive.

08-17-2014, 07:38 PM	#6
Oil Stain Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Exp:	Seeing as how swimming is part of the school curriculum here I imagine something like 95+% of the adult population can at least tread water and doggy paddle at the very least. It always shocks me the amount of people from developing countries that can't swim. Even ones who grew up near the ocean. Historically and even now the vast majority of humanity lives near some kind of surface water. I struggle with how so many cultures don't respect water enough to make swimming a universal skill. I'd consider myself an average swimmer. I can front crawl, back stroke, breast stroke and dive. I don't particularly enjoy swimming but have swam over a kilometer before as I am in decent shape. A lot of people are probably held back more by their lack of cardio then anything else. Trying to race while swimming is very energy intensive. Last edited by Oil Stain; 08-17-2014 at 07:48 PM.