Swimming Ability Risks

Discussions center on the importance of proper swimming skills, risks of drowning in oceans or pools versus casual swimming experience, and debates over water safety and learning to swim efficiently.

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jjtheblunt Oct 19, 2017 View on HN

more than swimming? seems surprising

sdwr Oct 14, 2023 View on HN

Swimming is where it's at! Sounds like a little went a long way.

brador May 18, 2025 View on HN

Why not just jump into the water?

Zoomla Aug 24, 2013 View on HN

if you can swim and you aren't in the middle of the ocean you are ok...

bg0 Sep 9, 2014 View on HN

I just wanted to swim with it... :(

mrgriscom May 3, 2014 View on HN

Good, because if you can't swim, it only takes one time!

spookthesunset Feb 21, 2019 View on HN

You’ve been swimming in pools your entire life. Somehow you are still alive. Maybe it is way less of a deal than it actually seems.

JimTheMan Jul 20, 2021 View on HN

"Why my swimming practice, which involved me swimming the english channel every day, eventually led me to drown."

aardvarkious Aug 15, 2008 View on HN

I didn't know how to swim efficiently: if you threw me in the pool, I wouldn't drown, and I could maybe do one continuous lap (50m) if I pushed myself.

prerok Mar 15, 2025 View on HN

Yeah, climbing out of the water was a bad idea :)