one of the things that helped me to learn lol was..lying on top of my dads back while he was swimming, then he'd slowly dissapear under the water till i was swimming on my own!!

I've been swiming ever since I was about 3 or 4 years old.
We lived by the water, so on my parents always took me to the beach for a swim.
I took swiming lessons, that's how I learnt.

I learned to swim just this past summer actually, which is sad considering that I am 24 years old I'm terrified of deep water, and drowning, if I can't touch bottom I go into a blind panic, luckily my hubby to be is a great teacher and eased me into it over the course of months, I still say close-ish to the wall so that if panic takes over I have something solid to grab onto, but I'm learning that if you stay calm you're just fine, perhaps I'm getting over my fear of water!

I learned from around 3 0r 4 years of age how to swim. I was in the pool from a very young age though, so I just picked it up. My mom is a qualified teacher so that was an advantage in my learning.

Here is a pic of me as a baby in the pool - http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc11 ... img026.jpg

Congratulations MrsPanda on learning how to swim, you must be very proud of yourself. My dad still cant swim properly as he has a phobia of water, he even finds having a shower hard as he does not like getting his face wet.

Symphony

I scared the hell out of my instructor at the age of 12
I thought hmm this is new, water looks like fun, ok lets have a go, jumped in and took like a duck!
The instructor however was in rather a panic that i might drown bless her cotton socks
So theres me happily swimming away while she's got the head basin on a stick trying to scoop me out lol!

Stu

Thats funny Stu because I was thrown in the river by my Dad (not in a bad way) and I took too it like a duck and now you really cant get me out of the water when im on holiday. Maybe being thrown in at the deep end as they say is a good way?

Btw Symphony you looked very sweet in the pic The arm bands were almost as big as you

i'm not sure, sometime between being 5 and 10, though i've never been any good at it

I learned to swim when I was 7, but I don't like to swim, I still think I'll get attacked by sharks, even in a public pool

When was the last time you was able to go swimming without a probem muddyspongegirl?

I think around 7 or so, not sure...

8years old i think was when i learned to swim.

I Almost Learned To Swim When I Was About 10 - 12ish (I Think I Actually Could For Like 2 lessons..lol..) but I Still Don't Know How To Swim properly ... And Will Never Be Brave Enough To Learn Thanks To One Swimming Teacher I Had In Primary School...!