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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a near drowning at age 5 and was rescued. I’ve since taken classes as a teen and could not coordinate my limbs to pass those.

What is the key to learning to swim and float? Is it moving your hands and feet or legs a certain way?

I’ve signed up for classes again that begin tomorrow. How does one stay afloat? Is it all in breathing in and out?

I remember being told people can swim if they are thrown in as a child but I jumped in over 6ft of water as a child not knowing you needed to hold your breath or how to swim at all and ended up almost dying. None of my family members were or are swimmers fwiw. This will be a first. My father even grew up around lakes but never swam. [/quote]

I never took lessons, just swam in public pools a lot by myself or with friends. I stayed in the shallow end until I could hold my breath, float, etc… I remember holding onto the edge of the deeper side. Eventually I flapped my arms and legs almost like a frog and could swim and hold my breath. If you want to learn strokes then you will have to take classes and find a lane pool. [/quote]

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