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Originally Posted by Tsunami
I love the water, i just have a fear of drowning, which i think is reasonable. I'm such a bad swimmer though, i expend a whole bunch of energy doing a whole bunch of nothing trying to float that i just wear myself out so unless i can touch the ground, i stay out of the deep end. Now if i can wear floaties, then i'll be good.
I should probably go take some swimming lessons so i can go participate in more water activities.
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Swimming is a requisite to pass the scuba course. They make you swim approximately 200-yards or so.
However, in real life, you really don't need to know how to swim or even swim that well. There's a thing called a buoyancy control device (BCD) that keeps you afloat when you're on the surface and helps you maintain a certain depth when you're underwater.
And if you dive in cold water like California or places where it's cool enough to wear a wetsuit or a drysuit, you ain't sinkin' at all. These suits will float you like a cork.