"He jumped into the water despite not being proficient at swimming"
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Whether someone just didn't know how to swim or was held underwater or something else, if their lungs filled with water (or perhaps some other liquid) and could no longer breathe, here is where it should be.
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No one taught me how to swim, but I can. It's an innate ability in some, and at the very least, you should be able to move your arms and legs in such a way to create upward thrust and not sink like a fucking rock.
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What were the early conditions when you taught yourself?
I think that some people do learn without others specifically teaching them, but swimming is not innate at all. Children especially can learn very quickly. I would think, typically when they have access to a relatively safe swimming location and when others are there who can display swimming ability and also encourage you to be safe. Did you have any of this?
However, I think it is fairly innate to be able to produce upward thrust, the type that this guy did until he wore himself out.
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I probably should have used the word ‘intuitively' instead of ‘innate'. Turns out that only humans and the great apes are some of the only mammals where the ability to swim is not inherited but rather acquired - something to do with our bipedalism, they say.
Would have been interesting to see what happened if this guy was able to get hold of that kid's floating tube. Probably wouldn't have ended well for one of them, though.
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