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People who can't swim

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by spiced, Mar 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM.

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    For those who cant swim,what is the reason?is it geography or fear of the ocean
     
    spiced, Mar 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM IP
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    I know that in many Pacifica nations it's a cultural thing. The sea is for fishing not playing. When they do go into water, it's shallow and safe and for cooling off or getting clean. They come to NZ and get caught out on our beaches and, sadly, dominate our drowning statistics.
     
    sarahk, Mar 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM IP
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    A bit of a digression, but the college I went to (way back when) had received a large funding grant from a wealthy woman. Apparently, she had lost a loved one to drowning, so her money came with a requirement that all students at the college had to be able to stay afloat for 5 or 10 minutes (I forget the actual requirement) to get their bachelor's degree. I wanted to get that over with, so I took and passed the test in the gymnasium pool as a freshman (I was a strong swimmer, anyway). I was later dismayed to learn that the grant money had run out during my junior year and so the requirement immediately was dropped by the college.
     
    jrbiz, Apr 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM IP