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I've never been swimming before.
This is a project for summer 2024/5. You owe this to yourself. Being able to go for a dip in the ocean and/or river (clean) is just lovely when you can do so safely. Swim lessons available at most council run baths/pools at very low cost. There's no need to be all super competitive (unless you want to), but basic water safety is something EVERYONE should know. Swimming is great for fitness too and doesn't crap out one's joints or back or feet.
I really miss the days of the Herald/Sun Learn to Swim campaign - it was a huge factor in public safety round water. As the recent spate of drownings over the last 2 years has shown. I still have my framed certificate from that program.
I've really wanted to for aaaaages, just always put it off for some reason or another. I think mostly due to embarrassment.
Fuck it. I'll give it a proper go this year.
Heck, even if you donβt learn how to swim, you should learn deadman float and treading water just incase.
You've never been in a pool or an ocean or just never learnt to swim?
Nothing wrong with that. They have adult swim lessons if you're interested. They are more common than you think.
I've waded into the ocean to about knee height and same with pools.
I'm thinking when finances calm down a bit this year I'll have a go at some lessons.
That's a good idea.
This one is amazing! Does this mean you didn't grow up in Australia? Because I can't fathom getting through childhood here without swimming. Even in Melbourne.
I grew up here but my father was a lunatic so I wasn't allowed to do anything growing up that wasn't study. No friends till high school, no swimming, no school camp.
Took a long time to get over it.
Then what did you do while your class was in swimming lessons? That's some next-level stuff to take your kid out of a class teaching an essential life skills. I didn't even realise it was possible to opt-out of school swimming lessons.
I had to sit by the side of the pool and watch. It certainly looked fun (sad lol)
I'm trying to figure out how he justified this. Was it that he had to pay a couple of dollars for the swimming lessons? I honestly can't figure out why you'd deny this to your child.
I don't remember learning to swim, and my own kids were in the pool as soon as they had their 6-month vaccinations. Aussie kids grow up in water.