Spot the Drowning Child (2015)

Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by irrational on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @03:19PM (#22487603)

I think the skill of being able to flip onto your back and scuttle to wherever you need to go is more important than knowing how to swim (and I love to swim - I swam 2 kilometers just this morning). Unless you are in super cold or choppy water you should be just fine.

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by scaryclam on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @05:22PM (#22488799)

I have some very young nephews. As well as teaching them how to swim, we're teaching them how to flip over and float, just for this reason. If they can do that, and recognise when they're in trouble, then it might just save their lives one day.

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by Mirioron on Thursday March 05, 2020 @12:17AM (#22491158)

Don't forget teaching them how to swim on their backs.

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by Mirioron on Thursday March 05, 2020 @12:17AM (#22491155)

You can also swim on your back and it tends to be much less tiring than swimming normally.

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