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Originally Posted by fotze
Do they have swim lessons for adults?
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Yes. That's how I learned. I was 14 at the time, so I was the youngest person in the class, but there were people of all ages in it. It was over 25 years ago, but I doubt much has changed.
I had a bad experience when I was younger. I don't think I was actually in danger of drowning, but it still scared the crap out of me. As a result, I can swim perfectly fine so long as I'm in water that's shallow enough that I can stand up and have my head above the water. If I get into anything deeper, I tense up and sink.
I went to Australia a few years ago and went to the Great Barrier Reef. I put on a life jacket to snorkel, and even then, when I first put my head under the water with the snorkel, I had a little panic attack.
It's the only thing that I have that's close to a phobia, and it sucks.