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>>16174864
>The initial anon asks how someone can go 20+ years avoiding water
I'm that Anon, yeah I grew up in a tiny village with lakes nearby and my parents took me swimming weekly, but we were also forced to swim in school.
Anyway, I think even the biggest hoodrat will have been in a situation where they were in close proximity to a pool or any other body of water and this guy was an academic, no way he never went to the beach.
>obviously you're not going to encounter situations where swimming is a necessity
And this is what I simply don't understand. Drowning is the leading cause of death for little kids, it's borderline suicidal to think that swimming isn't an absolutely essential, lifesaving skill. You don't even need to "seek it out", what if you see some kid drowning at the beach? And this guy was about to become a physician...
Like yes, riding a bicycle or tying my shoes is also not a requirement but it sure as hell helps tremendously in my daily life and as I said, swimming being a life vs death situation makes it more important for my wellbeing. And if your parents neglected these needs, as an intellectual (or any grown human desu) you need to come to this conclusion yourself, go to the fucking pool twice and be done with it.
There is a fear factor for sure which leads to poors and their kids never learning how to swim but come on man. At some point you need to elevate yourself, "it's not required" is some idiot student's excuse.
I don't get why there are no compulsory swimming lessons in schools.