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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 .