Are you a good or bad swimmer?

[Spinneret]

Bad

 

[BrianL]

Pretty good - grew up with a pool.

 

[Jasper&Bowie]

Bad - I can keep my head above water but barely.

 

[EACarlson]

Better than most. I've done a couple of triathlons, but much worse than most of the people you see swimming laps at the pool.

 

[ClaraOswald]

I'd say...average. Well, I used to be average, I guess. These days I'm so out of shape that I can't swim for very long at all. We do want to get a swim spa for exercise purposes so I'd love to be able to get better at it again.

 

[5kidsmommy]

I'm decent. Not as good as I was when I was young. I was a competitive swimmer from 3rd grade all through high school. I am 30 years out of school and don't swim often but I can hold my own. Made sure all my kids learned to swim starting as toddlers. We spent a lot of time at the pool when they were growing up.

 

[OneOftheB's]

A bit above average- swam competitively for 18 years, was a lifeguard for 3, taught swim lessons for 6 years.

 

[citruscurtis]

I am a "River Swimmer"... found that out in college pool.. which makes sense after years in Oregon rivers and resivors

 

[mjkacmom]

Decent, grew up with an in ground pool, summers at the grandparents shore house, tons of lessons, my kids all learned their strokes and one still lifeguards.

 

[tvguy]

I don't drown so good enough. Used to scuba dive.

 

[Genie+]

Good swimmer. Older and don’t have the stamina I used to; still have plenty of experience in pools, oceans and lakes to draw from. We started the kids at pre-school age for swimming lessons. Encouraged them to enjoy swimming in all types of water. Good for the soul and practical life skill.

 

[TCRAIG]

I was a pretty good swimmer back in the day - still pretty good but no stamina - I swam on a synchronized swim team back in HS and played water polo in college - well actually inner tube water polo - it was a lot of fun!

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I am a bad swimmer... I can like it across the pool and stuff, but I don't really consider myself to be all that proficient.

 

[easyas123]

I'd say good, although I've never had any formal lessons or anything. Grew up on a boat, and then had a pool so was around water all the time. Can't recall a time I couldn't swim.
Did a triathlon once, not sure what you could call my swimming method but I finished!

 

[hertamaniac]

I'd say decent. I used to swim laps for about an hour straight alternating between freestyle and breast stroke. I use my gym's indoor pool about 3X/week, but mostly to cool down between intense sauna sessions and not to swim.

 

[HannaBelle]

I can swim well but am not a good "swimmer" in the sense I have not learned official strokes or swam competitively. I absolutely love the water.

 

[gncntry]

Good swimmer and I love the pool.

 

[NannyBeBe]

I never learned to swim and have nearly drowned three times in my life. These days I stay away from bodies of water and will not even go near a swimming pool.

 

[RangerPooh]

Good. I’m fortunate to have been in swim lessons consistently from birth to age 7. My dad was a swim instructor and my grandparents had a pool.

My kids…. Poor to mid. We didn’t have reliable access to a pool where we lived, and lessons were super expensive (like $300 for 5 30 minute sessions). Just when we could afford it Covid hit. Never got our lessons and were out the money.

 

[Skywalker3]

Terrible, can't tread water, never go in the deep end/if I can't touch bottom. can swim from one side to another, sort of swimming/doggie paddling.