Never learned to swim. Even those lessons at the pool in the YMCA when I was 9 or 10 didn't help. I don't much like going to a beach either.
@Frank Apisa,
Frank Apisa wrote:
I swim like an anvil.
I feel seen in your post.
@edgarblythe,
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I empathize. I.have been (and still are) living around ponds and lakes. I‘m similarly an ‘inefficient” swimmer which makes over-exert myself and makes me anxious. Anxiety makes it worse as I get out of breath more easily. I’d say I can swim 20 - 30 yards or a single length of a swimming pool and then I have to float on my back. Not the worst situation, though. At the ocean, I’ll body surf when there are decent waves or just dunk to cool off and then go walking the shoreline.
@Ragman,
It's a real shame we can't enjoy ourselves and have a good swim now and then.
@edgarblythe,
Yeah! My relief from the heat means that I slowly walk into the lake or ocean nd dunk for a few minutes. That whole graceful doing laps escapes me.
Empowering Facts
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Some people carry a rare genetic mutation that makes their bones incredibly dense—up to eight times stronger than the average human skeleton. This condition, known scientifically as sclerosteosis or related variations involving the LRP5 gene, results in bones so thick and solid that they’re nearly unbreakable under normal circumstances.
In real-world situations, this mutation offers a bizarre kind of natural armor. There are documented cases where individuals with this condition have walked away from major car accidents with no broken bones, something that would be nearly impossible for others.
Their skeletons absorb shock and pressure at extraordinary levels, giving them a kind of biological resilience most people can only dream of. These individuals are so dense they can't float, making swimming nearly impossible.
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