tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post6713070641876952774..comments2024-03-13T04:40:03.184-07:00Comments on I'm Retired -- Adventures of a Simpler Life: Sink or SwimCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-44504220791062661562016-08-28T03:13:58.979-07:002016-08-28T03:13:58.979-07:00Very sad. We take it for granted here that all chi...Very sad. We take it for granted here that all children learn to swim as part of the school curriculum. Many of us also send our children to private lessons and they are reasonably priced.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594244181463706442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-17815045200048339342016-08-26T00:26:53.369-07:002016-08-26T00:26:53.369-07:00Gosh that's rather expensive for swimming less...Gosh that's rather expensive for swimming lessons. Certainly 4 is not enough. <br />Sad when so many can't learn to swim..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-89742976202823089192016-08-23T20:38:57.737-07:002016-08-23T20:38:57.737-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ngoannguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834328395822556220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-38897267590693046322016-08-23T16:24:46.255-07:002016-08-23T16:24:46.255-07:00Totally different here in Australia.
You could go ...Totally different here in Australia.<br />You could go so far to say that learning to swim is<br />COMPULSORY.<br />I hope Anna and Don's 4 young fellas are having swimming lessons<br />or can already swim???<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-82108173452335280122016-08-23T05:18:36.981-07:002016-08-23T05:18:36.981-07:00How sad! Heart rendering that money affects a sch...How sad! Heart rendering that money affects a school curriculum.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-49440028572924069472016-08-23T05:14:15.402-07:002016-08-23T05:14:15.402-07:00I had a largely British childhood I swim like a tu...I had a largely British childhood I swim like a turtle with a long neck and for a beach loving Pisces I loath the water - I made sure all my kids could swim to squad level when we got to Australia, which is probably why he felt safe jumping off a cliff into water!<br />Your post shows the horrors of water. So sad to read 12 lives have been lost.<br />Wren xLittle Wandering Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461692611319918593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-29314464532901743792016-08-23T04:00:44.976-07:002016-08-23T04:00:44.976-07:00It doesn't always have to cost money to learn ...It doesn't always have to cost money to learn how to swim. Someone, anyone, can teach someone, anyone, how to swim, it doesn't cost a thing to teach from the heart. Introducing swimming while taking a bath is a first step, and its free! I hate seeing news of children drowning, it breaks my heart. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177803470331591655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-40242519702193316332016-08-23T03:48:28.974-07:002016-08-23T03:48:28.974-07:00Cynthia it is really inteesting that school don...Cynthia it is really inteesting that school don't teach to swim but in my country swimming lesson are not free but families get extra money for children to support themGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-88537156562416349842016-08-23T02:30:09.698-07:002016-08-23T02:30:09.698-07:00It is a shame indeed children can't learn to s...It is a shame indeed children can't learn to swim without money. We always had the schools teaching them one year at the age of 7 or 8 years. But here also money counts and the schools have skipped the lessons! We have many migrant children at the moment in Europe and our country and mostly they are victims of drowning. biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-78945763052972099942016-08-22T21:23:27.602-07:002016-08-22T21:23:27.602-07:00That cost and inaccessibility are real obstacles.....That cost and inaccessibility are real obstacles..and if parents don't know how to swim, they can't teach their own children. We have quite a high drowning rate in New Zealand, being an island nation, but there are swimming pools at most schools and swimming is taught as part of the curriculum. Many people here get lessons for their children as babies, mostly just getting them comfortable in the water and having fun. Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-32868601024124960712016-08-22T20:20:52.880-07:002016-08-22T20:20:52.880-07:00it really sad.. :(it really sad.. :(krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415543228464576537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-63045256801140948772016-08-22T18:03:12.091-07:002016-08-22T18:03:12.091-07:00That is very sad. I am amazed every summer, even a...That is very sad. I am amazed every summer, even around here, at the number of people who drown. But, I can't swim and neither can my husband. Daddy gave up trying to teach me when I was young. I was too afraid of the water. Rosie is so pretty in your last post. She matches the chair. Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-30576150387720878082016-08-22T17:59:57.949-07:002016-08-22T17:59:57.949-07:00That's a crying shame that swimming lessons ar...That's a crying shame that swimming lessons are not made available. I never had a swimming lesson but friends and adults taught me how to swim.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-39195081003964677712016-08-22T17:43:20.447-07:002016-08-22T17:43:20.447-07:00My husband never had swimming lessons because his ...My husband never had swimming lessons because his family was gone all summer. I took lessons all my teenage years and did it all but the Instructor's class although both my girls took it and gave swim lessons and were lifeguards. <br />I cannot imagine having a child near water and no lessons...seems like a good project for a service organization...Shriners, Lions...a mothers group...?? ")Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-36717802008011256562016-08-22T15:47:52.625-07:002016-08-22T15:47:52.625-07:00It always amazes me when people can't swim. I...It always amazes me when people can't swim. I learned on my own with my older sister and then had p.e. courses in high school.<br />Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-17475622655097474632016-08-22T14:51:43.857-07:002016-08-22T14:51:43.857-07:00I held my Red Cross Water Safety Instructor certif...I held my Red Cross Water Safety Instructor certificate for a long time, taught swimming for a number of years, and have been a good swimmer, but one thing that struck me when I read your sad post is that swimming in the ocean is very different than in a pool. I'm not sure how I would do in the ocean. But four lessons is certainly not enough and the prices....yikes! Sad losses to read about. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-27821271571512635302016-08-22T13:54:19.581-07:002016-08-22T13:54:19.581-07:00It is a tragedy that more isn't being done to ...It is a tragedy that more isn't being done to teach children to swim. Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.com