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Reply 40

SayoniRoy

Nope. The facilities in my city weren't as good back then.

Reply 41

username1539513

Original post by SayoniRoy

Nope. The facilities in my city weren't as good back then.

Ah fair enough, that's quite understandable then :smile:

Are you intimidated by the thought of learning to swim?

Reply 42

mkap

i can swim on my back really well. could swim for england when on my back. however when im on my front my, quote my cousin, i look like a drowning dog.

Yup

Yep and I love open water swimming! Did the Thames last year! Last Triathlon was BUCS at Southport in a very cold lake.

Reply 45

SayoniRoy

Actually I feel kind of shy. I often see young kids swimming whereas I am 17. However, I have decided not to feel anxious and learn something which could potentially help me in the future :smile:

Reply 46

username1539513

Original post by KingGoonIan

Yep and I love open water swimming! Did the Thames last year! Last Triathlon was BUCS at Southport in a very cold lake.

How did you cope with the temperature? I remember going swimming in a scottish loch on one of my holidays and being unable to withstand the temperature any further after about 20 mins

Reply 47

_gcx

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No.

Reason: DCD makes it hard to the point at which it's simply not worth my time. (I'd rather be doing other things that are more rewarding)

Reply 48

username1539513

Original post by SayoniRoy

Actually I feel kind of shy. I often see young kids swimming whereas I am 17. However, I have decided not to feel anxious and learn something which could potentially help me in the future :smile:

Good on you! I hope that swimming pans out to be rewarding for you :biggrin:

Reply 49

username1539513

Original post by _gcx

No.

Reason: DCD makes it hard to the point at which it's simply not worth my time. (I'd rather be doing other things that are more rewarding)

I apologise if this is an ignorant question but what is DCD?

Original post by _gcx

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Oh, dyspraxia :facepalm:

I have that too, apparently. It's never stopped me from swimming though :smile:

Reply 52

Trapz99

I can swim. Doesn't everyone learn it at school though?

Reply 53

_gcx

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I could never get the hang of it :/ (I had lessons for a few years, but no dice)

Reply 54

It's****ingWOODY

I got a swimming award when I was in year 5 :biggrin:

Where I hardly ever swim though I'm pretty s*** now, I mean I can swim a good distance and stay afloat very well, but it's an incredibly ungracious form of swimming :rofl:

Reply 55

username1539513

Original post by _gcx

I could never get the hang of it :/ (I had lessons for a few years, but no dice)

What about it do you struggle with? I don't get it

Reply 56

It's****ingWOODY

Original post by Trapz99

I can swim. Doesn't everyone learn it at school though?

My school did, but nah, most schools don't tbh. Nobody else' school I knew when I was younger did swimming and I don't really know any kids now who do.

Reply 57

username1539513

Original post by Trapz99

I can swim. Doesn't everyone learn it at school though?

Not that I remember; I only remember being taken by my grandparents to private swimming lessons

Reply 58

_gcx

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Kinda difficult to explain, it was just the co-ordination of it really. (can't remember it that well)

Reply 59

ColossalAtom

Used to be on a swimming team. Didn't really like diving and doing the flip under water to change direction. I think my team came in 3rd place in some competition. I'm not tall enough to swim competitively.