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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's helpful, thanks. I guess my thinking is that in a pool setting there are others nearby who can help me/DC get to the edge. In an ocean you're probably dead anyway and all the swim lessons in the world are unlikely to help you truly survive. But yeah, it is a life skill that I will I had but the lack of it has not impacted my life in any meaningful way. [/quote] Kids drown in pools all the time, sadly. Even when there are adults present. And swim lessons absolutely can save your life in the ocean! If you just need to get back to the beach despite a strong undertow or getting caught in a riptide, what you really need is strong swimming ability and the confidence not to panic. If you fall off a boat or something, you probably just need to stay afloat until the boat comes back around. Anyway, I agree, one can get by in life just fine without swimming skills - my DH does! - but it is a LOT less safe to be around water. [/quote]
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