Pic taken on February 28th, Grace and P stopped to show me this on the way home from sculpture by the sea.
It made me think.
Can you swim?
When or where did you learn it, if you did?
I was a pre-schooler when I learned it, got my Seepferdchen - it was not compulsory, but at school we had swim lessons later.
Ingo sure was an advanced swimmer as pre-schooler, no surprise with a Dad who won all those Police-swim-competitions!
I once jumped off a fiver, took seemingly forever, the "flight" down, never again!
Here it´s - with summer being finally here - in the news over and over:
Kids, not only German ones, also refugees, kids as adults, not being able to swim.
They drown, they die.
How can this be?!
I love to swim in the ocean, but with age it´s always way too cold.
"Some" Perthies might remember how long it took me to get in the pool even!
When I was young (this kinda hurts to type, LOL) I once visited a pool with artificial waves and got smacked to the pool ground - never again!
So, Perth, next time I guess I have to try your ocean for real again!
My big Niece learned to swim before attending school, too and also Ingo´s Nieces and Nephews swim safely.
It must be awful and frightening if you or your kids can not swim, no?
How about you?
Opinions on this?
12 comments:
I lived in a country town and the only place to swim was a very muddy creek. When young we learnt to swim enough to save ourselves at the beach . When I was 12 the town got a swimming pool and from that time onwards we lived in the water. Today I never go swimming either in a pool or the beach, I think all sea water south of the Queensland border is too cold to swim in.
I remember when I was a kid I also went into our oceans - 12-14C - never again!
Great you learned even for "just" the creek! I can´t understand why it´s so different for so many now here...
Love to swim in the Ocean. Learnt to swim in a temple pond in my village :)
Now that sounds interesting!!
I love swimming. I learned when I was maybe 8 or so, and boy, it was hard for me to take my feet off the bottom of the pool! But now I love it. Can't wait to get to the lake and jump in, although I have a feeling that this year the water will be very cold!
Our lakes are rather muddy, not as clear and pretty as I´ve seen on your blog, so... and cold, too ;-)
At the moment we have summerly temperatures, hence, who knows, maybe I´ll brave up after all :-)
Never been a great swimmer and I'm more comfortable in a pool than the open sea, but the water is usually too cold for me even in Summer.
You were quicker in than me, though ;-)
I love swimming. I get in an hour's swim anywhere from four to six days a week. I learned how to swim from an older cousin, who worked as a lifeguard through high school.
I've only swum in the ocean once, out at Prince Edward Island.
Well, reckon you swim yourself warm then!
Once I´m in I´m OK, but getting in is my problem...
I can't remember when I first learnt to swim, as I grew up in Central Africa I'm pretty sure it wasn't at school. Whereas my two learnt at a very early age at school. It's essential when you live surrounded by water. Haha I remember how long it took you, but you enjoyed it when you finally made it under 😉
Oh, Grace, you made me laugh :-)
Next time I´ll do it like P and just jump (well, maybe not).
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