Aquatic Skills Quotes

Knowing how to swim doesn't come from someone else showing you or someone else telling you or watching movies of other people swimming. It comes from having been in the water, knowing how to move yourself through the water and not sink. And it's true of virtually everything in our lives: knowing comes from direct experience.

President Can't Swim.

You can swim, too." he says. "Where did you learn that in District Twelve?" "We have a very big bathtub.

All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't swim it is difficult to find a place to bathe.

Well, me don't swim too tough so me don't go in the water too deep.

I wasn't the best frogman out there.

One can read all one wants, and spend eternities in front of a blackboard with a tutor, but one is not going to learn to swim until one gets in the water.

The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with it.

I was scared of water, so I learnt swimming.

I think I learned how to swim before I could walk.

I came to water late. I learned to swim at the age of 20.

I can swim I'm not bad, but not great.

I grew up around the pool with my sisters. Both of my sisters swam. I was always there. So I thought, why not? My mom put us in the water for water safety, so we were comfortable in the water in case anything ever happened. I learned that way, and started liking it more and more.

No matter whether you're an Olympic swimmer or you're someone who doesn't like to swim, your kids should learn this life skill. You can't be next to them every second, so they must be able to relax in the water and get themselves to safety.

I don't even know how to swim!

Obviously for water safety, you want to learn just to be comfortable in the water; that's the main goal. I think the second that you start freaking out and feeling uncomfortable, it's not going to go well.

I knew how to swim by the time I turned 4.

I guess on a base level that's one of the first parental instincts that you have with children in Australia is learn to swim. Not only learn to swim but learn to swim strong.