When did you learn to swim? How? Where?

[UKPhil]

I learned to swim when I was about 8 in the school pool, but we were scared of the teacher so didn't go for a couple of years after that and didn't become a strong swimmer or learn proper style. A trip to Hawaii in my research days presented the opportunity to swim in the Sea, that made me keen to improve and I have been to classes off and on since. Diving obviously prompted me to practise more and it's become a favourite form of exercise.

Unfortunately its vacation time and the local pool is full of screamin kids...

 

[Wildbill]

Grew up 10 or so miles from the Gulf and still live in FL I have been in some type of water since I can remember.

When I was about 7-8 yoa my sister and I were on the community swim team and every satuday we would go all over and attend swim meets. We had a pool growing up and would spend so much time in the water that our toes would be rubbed till they bled from the rough sides of the pool.

I was like a labador dog if there was a body of water nearby I would probably be in it, I am very comfortable in the water.

Wildbill

 

[MgicTwnger]

I grew up near the Jersey shore, too. Learned at age 5 in Barnegat bay, continued through Lifesaver cert. at the Rahway, NJ YMCA.
I also got my first diving cert. at that Y in 68, back when the only place to gat your tanks filled was the local gas station. Yikes!

 

[MissAmberDiva]

I was always swimming in little baby pools when I was a little kid. I remember when I was about three my mom took me to a swimming lesson class and I wouldn't cooperate with the instructor...I probably wanted to teach the class!
So mom just had to let me learn by myself. And then my grandma and grandpa got a pool and I swam at there house every day in the summer time.
Well, when I was fifteen and a half I started lifeguarding. Then I got my WSI and started teaching swimming lessons. Then I started coaching swim team. Then I decided to start SCUBA diving. And now I am working on getting my CPR and Lifeguarding instructor/trainer so I can start teaching others to be lifeguards and such!

Amber

 

[strfsh]

I don't remeber learning. I have always been swimming. My mother has told me stories about how I would only swim in the shallow end of a pool so she threw me in the deep end and said, "swim or drown." However, I don't remember that....LOL.....My family has always had a pool and during the summers my blonde/white hair would turn a lovely shade of green. I'm happy to report that hasn't happened to me in years....