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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I learned how to swim as a child (did the whole thing with green, yellow, maroon, blue, grey badges, etc.) from whatever organization it was (what was that?) since my immigrant parents insisted it was a skill I needed to have. It was hard. It was painful. They really push you and test you, even if you are an undersized kid. I hated every moment of it. The only solace was after showering and drying off and getting to buy some potato chips from the vending machine
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You just recited my childhood swimming lessons down to the chips!
Minus the hard part or being pushed "shrug"
Amazes me people cant swim, agree its a life skill.
Cant imagine getting on a boat like the Victom did and not being able to swim, let alone try a backglip. Sad story though.
I love swimming, could do it for hours if I had the time, agree that going all out us exhausting,
not much else to add.... well other than wtf re: a triathlon and swimming in a river??? Where and what river?