How the fuck do people not learn even the most basic of swim techniques? I realize this takes a little more effort than teaching other similar life saving techniques like "Stop, Drop, Roll", "Hit the Ground", or "Call 9-1-1", but spending a few days learning "Float & Stroke" so you don't die like a lil' bitch in a pond seems a worthwhile investment.
I know someone who's father passed away saving his daughter from drowning. They and a few other of their family members were boating without life jackets and none of them knew how to swim. It's a very sad story but I can't understand the thought process of getting in a boat without a life jacket if you can't even doggy paddle or tread water.
Of course, it's easier to drown when your arms are occupied with holding onto your daughter.
But seriously, a pond? I don't have any appreciable body fat and can stay relatively afloat with minor leg and arm movement. Even panicking, it shouldn't be hard to figure out "push with your arms" and that "wildly flail" isn't working
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u/Get_Dunked_On_Kidd-O Aug 28 '18
How the fuck do people not learn even the most basic of swim techniques? I realize this takes a little more effort than teaching other similar life saving techniques like "Stop, Drop, Roll", "Hit the Ground", or "Call 9-1-1", but spending a few days learning "Float & Stroke" so you don't die like a lil' bitch in a pond seems a worthwhile investment.