I'm like a fish (more on the whale side
) and so is my 7 year old son. He is in swimming lessons with 13-14 year olds and loves the 3 meter diving board. My 1.5 year old daughter has 0.00% fear of the water, she can't "swim" yet but I can't keep her out of the water. She loves putting her face underwater.
My wife can swim but is not very confident in her abilities and always makes me take the kids in water (which I'm more than happy to do).
I may not have "Olympic" style technique but I have swam a 6km distance many times (both sober and drunk
). Swimming has always been part of my life and I'm happy to pass it on to my kids.