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am I too old to learn to swim...? - space-time - 03-15-2012
I am ~40 and I never had any kind of swimming lessons. I kind of learned on my own while hanging out with buddies at a lake when I was a teenager, and then I had a friend about 6-7 year ago trying to teach me to swim better but he had a hard time with me.
I can float on my back, I can swim across the pool and back (not sure how long is it), but I am swimming very slowly, and because the way I swim is very ineffective, I also get tired very quickly.
I take my son to swimming lessons every week and I am thinking to ask if they have an adult class for people like me.
Re: am I too old to learn to swim...? - Chakravartin - 03-15-2012
My aunt learned to swim when she was 70.
Re: am I too old to learn to swim...? - raz - 03-15-2012
you're clearly not scared of the water, so go for it
Re: am I too old to learn to swim...? - mattkime - 03-15-2012
if you think you're too old to learn then you probably are.
Re: am I too old to learn to swim...? - guitarist - 03-15-2012
We all swim, it's almost innate. You can learn to swim better. Think of it that way.
Re: am I too old to learn to swim...? - freeradical - 03-15-2012
space-time wrote:
I am ~40 and I never had any kind of swimming lessons.
I'm taking a swimming class now, and I've got over 10 years on you. It's amazing how much there is to improve even if you think you know how to swim. I swam 3/4 of a mile freestyle yesterday.
Re: am I too old to learn to swim...? - Dennis S - 03-15-2012
Do it.
Re: am I too old to learn to swim...? - space-time - 03-15-2012
mattkime wrote:
if you think you're too old to learn then you probably are.
on the contrary, I think I should do it!
Re: am I too old to learn to swim...? - rgG - 03-15-2012
Just remember to repair permissions first, and you should be fine. :wiggle:
Re: am I too old to learn to swim...? - space-time - 03-15-2012
rgG wrote:
Just remember to repair permissions first, and you should be fine. :wiggle:
wife give me permission do to almost anything as long as it doesn't involve other attractive ladies
