[pontyboi]

Any forum members who cant?

Why is it so many people can't swim?

Its a basic skill..Like riding a bike.

[Ant.]

I mean, being physically disabled can prevent people from such physical exercises

[pontyboi]

Originally Posted by Lilbro

I mean, being physically disabled can prevent people from such physical exercises

I think that's the only legitimate reason for someone not being able.

I went on holiday to Turkey with a non swimmer who was from London and he wore arm bands.

I mean...

[LaLaLand]

I can't swim. Went every week in junior school for 4 years, just can't do it. Neither can my sister.

I'm not even afraid of water or anything, just can't grasp swimming.

[Denver]

It was actually Akeem who said it

[Mitchell]

I can’t, but I do have a severe phobia of water haha

[armand.kay]

I can't relate I was in the top group in school and I also swam outside of school....

Also I liven London and I've only met one person who couldn't swim and he had just moved her from Ghana.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by pontyboi

Any forum members who cant?

Why is it that so many Londoners cannot swim?

I lived in London for 7 years after moving from Wales.. the basic thing growing up was to be able to swim and was taught in school I was shocked when I met so many people who cant.

Its a basic skill..Like riding a bike.

Akeem had arm bands on NOT Isaac

[pontyboi]

Originally Posted by Adam.

It was actually Akeem who said it

Edited the title sorry but we have had no updates so its pretty hard to learn these housemates names.

The fact that Akeem cant swim and hes from Wales though My response to the situation is actually worse.

[pontyboi]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Akeem had arm bands on NOT Isaac

In a pool you can stand up in...On another note where did he get armbands from?

1st world issues.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by pontyboi

In a pool you can stand up in...On another note where did he get armbands from?

1st world issues.

Yeah wasn't it the hot tub? . I dunno maybe he's a bit OTT about water no idea

[Babayaro.]

I can't ride a bike

[Captain.Remy]

I can't iron a shirt if my life depended on it, so

[Ammi]

..I can swim, I can ride a bike, I can iron a shirt...I just struggle to do all three at the same time on a sluggish day...

[Captain.Remy]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..I can swim, I can ride a bike, I can iron a shirt...I just struggle to do all three at the same time on a sluggish day...

Then you're such a loser

[caprimint]

'Basic skill'

It just depends whether you've learnt to or not. I can't ride a bike because I've never learned...

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by pontyboi

Any forum members who cant?

Why is it so many people can't swim?

Its a basic skill..Like riding a bike.

quite simply its a failure by the lazy parents


utterly disgraceful to be an adult and not be able to swim

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

quite simply its a failure by the lazy parents


utterly disgraceful to be an adult and not be able to swim

We've been trying for years to get my eldest swimming but she still can't (she's nearly 9). She suffered perforated eardrum when she was 5 or 6 and for a while after that had problems with ear infections / water getting trapped (which was very painful) if she ever got water in her ears and now basically has a phobia of her ears going under water... she all she can do is a very ineffective doggy paddle with her head bobbing around above the water line. We try constantly but it's become like a reflex, and professional swimming teachers can't get her to stop doing it either .

[user104658]

To be fair, she also couldn't ride a bike until last summer (this time, through fear of falling ) but then it clicked really spontaneously. Like she went from barely being able to balance, to cycling along the road, in the space of 10 minutes. It was bizarre. We now cycle to school every day and they've just done their school cycling proficiency thing and she came 2nd in the class for the balance / control game they did at the end.

So I guess there's hope that one day she'll simply swim off across the pool like a little fishy.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

We've been trying for years to get my eldest swimming but she still can't (she's nearly 9). She suffered perforated eardrum when she was 5 or 6 and for a while after that had problems with ear infections / water getting trapped (which was very painful) if she ever got water in her ears and now basically has a phobia of her ears going under water... she all she can do is a very ineffective doggy paddle with her head bobbing around above the water line. We try constantly but it's become like a reflex, and professional swimming teachers can't get her to stop doing it either .

yes because that is exactly what I am talking about..also the girl who had her legs bitten off in a shark attack when she was 8 - disgraceful that she now is scared stiff of water and cant swim at 18 or the guy in an iron lung 24/7 ...etc etc


I am talking about people with no excuses (or lame ones)

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yes because that is exactly what I am talking about..also the girl who had her legs bitten off in a shark attack when she was 8 - disgraceful that she now is scared stiff of water and cant swim at 18 or the guy in an iron lung 24/7 ...etc etc


I am talking about people with no excuses (or lame ones)

Das racist

Anyway, more importantly, LOOK at your post count when I read this post



You'll need to make over 11,000 more posts before this momentous occasion can be repeated. I'm frankly bowled over. I can't wait until I hit 22,222 and am really upset that I missed 11,111

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

To be fair, she also couldn't ride a bike until last summer (this time, through fear of falling ) but then it clicked really spontaneously. Like she went from barely being able to balance, to cycling along the road, in the space of 10 minutes. It was bizarre. We now cycle to school every day and they've just done their school cycling proficiency thing and she came 2nd in the class for the balance / control game they did at the end.

So I guess there's hope that one day she'll simply swim off across the pool like a little fishy.

Well done to her, she has conquered cycling , passed her test , so i do hope she will keep trying with the swimming . Good luck to her.

[Maxy]

I can't swim but I wouldn't need armbands to sit in a hot tub

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I screamed @ him sat in the hot tub with arm bands on

[James]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

quite simply its a failure by the lazy parents


utterly disgraceful to be an adult and not be able to swim

It's debatable whether being able to swim leads to fewer drownings.

It may be if a person is over-confident in their swimming ability they put themselves in situations where they are more at risk.