Swimming

  • Your favorite sandbank probably changed position a little since last year..or maybe your memory did
  • Life vests can actually be dangerous when you want to dive to get out of the way after you capsized your boat in a race and another one is heading towards you
  • bodysurfing
  • Body Surfing is a lot more fun than swimming lengths

  • So is running at a fast pace from a shallow spot to a sudden drop
  • Though it is better to be able to swim before you try it

  • So is throwing jelly fish at your siblings
  • If they are harmless, they are just jelly. If not, you are probably not going to throw them

  • The worst part about swimming (and any new activity) is getting wet
  • The first time I “jumped” off a 5m board was when the instructor dropped me. The next time I could do it all by myself
  • Spitting in my goggles to prevent fogging worked for me
  • If it is less than 25m it is not a pool
  • I have no idea why people want clorinated salt water in a pool
  • I like big waves, just not so much when I am on a ferry
  • You can turn jeans into a live preserver, cords not so much
  • It is sometimes easier to save people when they are unconscious, escecially if you are less than 120 lb
  • Whatever you do on a cruise ship, you can do in most cities. And you are not stuck on a ship
  • For me temperature was more important than what was in the water. but then, I never tried the Yangtze
  • I once belived everybody but my paternal grandmother could swim
  • Was I in for a big surprise