Swimming

a skill ( something you can learn how to do using Skillpedia ) by BrogNought Wed, 2008-05-07 02:23

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User	Category
BrogNought	Want To Learn	Swimming	Skill Group: Swimming Skill Category: Want To Learn I have been wanting to learn how to swim for awhile, because I think it is a very important and valuable skill. It might come in handy one day.
lxpk	Skill	Swimming	Skill Group: Swimming Skill Category: Skill I'm a strong swimmer and I have proven this to myself in emergency and training situations.
iMammal	Skill	Swimming	Skill Group: Swimming Skill Category: Skill I tought swimming lessons and worked as a lifeguard in high school and college.
INT03h	Skill	Swimming	Skill Group: Swimming Skill Category: Skill

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The skill of swimming is useful to learn so that you can avoid drowning, as well as to simply enjoy the water.

You may never know when you might be put in the situation where swimming could save your life. Even if you live in a desert, people have died in flash floods. So, it is a very important skill to master, no matter where you live. It can also be very fun.

Gurkha Swimming Training

The most famously fearless regiment in the British Army, the Nepalse Gurkhas famed for their kukris, must be taught not only to speak English but also to swim. They lost more soldiers to drowning in Borneo than anything else.

Watch this video at the 2:10 mark to see the importance of learning to swim