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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Just had a text of a mate who's learning to swim and he's 48, good on him but I honestly thought most adults could swim

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By (user no longer on site)
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over a year ago

I was shocked when a friend of mine recently told me he could'nt swim

I just assumed that everyone could too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My mate cant swim and she 59

I learnt as a toddler and was never out of the swimming baths as a kid. lived there to be honest.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Who remembers "lidos" ?

They comming back in fashion ya know.

Nothing nicer than swimming in the lido when its peeing it down

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

Wooo hoooo are we going on holiday I can't wait... hahahaaha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i swim every day pretty much ..love it ,Can swim for hours and miles ... but my mum who is 78 cant swim .. you should see her on holiday

with arm bands a rubber ring AND a float and she says " im trying to remember what i did to make myself float yeasterday !!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

Rhyl

went their once.....never again

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

Rhyl

went their once.....never again

Rhyl is lovely if your on a day out on care in the community

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

Rhyl

went their once.....never again

went there last week.....never again!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

Rhyl

went their once.....never again

Rhyl is lovely if your on a day out on care in the community

you only do that cuz its free for carers

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

Rhyl

went their once.....never again

Rhyl is lovely if your on a day out on care in the community

Charming so I have to go with you because you are a care of the community client ohh the hols get better..

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston

If I put my hand up I might drown.

I'm a master at doggy paddle...sadly I'm also a master at sinking.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

Rhyl

went their once.....never again

Rhyl is lovely if your on a day out on care in the community

Charming so I have to go with you because you are a care of the community client ohh the hols get better..

Yes and I'll be supervised which means as a single lady you will be safe, right checklist, Speedo's, Arm bands, Rubber ring, knotted hanky and pink flip floppers, I'm ready

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We had to back home it was compulsory to have swimming classes and you had to be able to do 2 lengths of the pool.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

Rhyl

went their once.....never again

Rhyl is lovely if your on a day out on care in the community

Charming so I have to go with you because you are a care of the community client ohh the hols get better..

Yes and I'll be supervised which means as a single lady you will be safe, right checklist, Speedo's, Arm bands, Rubber ring, knotted hanky and pink flip floppers, I'm ready

Ohhh rubber ring how kinky.....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

Rhyl

went their once.....never again

Rhyl is lovely if your on a day out on care in the community

Charming so I have to go with you because you are a care of the community client ohh the hols get better..

Yes and I'll be supervised which means as a single lady you will be safe, right checklist, Speedo's, Arm bands, Rubber ring, knotted hanky and pink flip floppers, I'm ready

Ohhh rubber ring how kinky.....

It's for my roids when I'm sat on the Bus

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"I am a water baby... I love to swim ohh the thought of being in a bright blue green sea somewhere hot with a gorgeous looking man is going through my head right now....

Quick set the sat navs to Rhyl, now where's my Speedo's

Rhyl

went their once.....never again

Rhyl is lovely if your on a day out on care in the community

Charming so I have to go with you because you are a care of the community client ohh the hols get better..

Yes and I'll be supervised which means as a single lady you will be safe, right checklist, Speedo's, Arm bands, Rubber ring, knotted hanky and pink flip floppers, I'm ready

Ohhh rubber ring how kinky.....

It's for my roids when I'm sat on the Bus

ohhhhh I have some cream.... I'll make sure I pack it hahaha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

im 65 and i can swim like a brick ,and dive like a duck

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston

"im 65 and i can swim like a brick ,and dive like a duck"

See you down there then mate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i can but only just hhehhe

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"im 65 and i can swim like a brick ,and dive like a duck

See you down there then mate.

Ok whoever wants to learn to swim let me know I need to get people past the doggy paddle stage... hahaha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If I put my hand up I might drown.

I'm a master at doggy paddle...sadly I'm also a master at sinking.

You mentioned "doggy" but nowhere did you mention "paddle"

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

You can't beat a good length. Ooh er.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Swimming was compulsory at school and my primary school had a swimming pool.

Mrs...Hayhoe...my swimming teacher - what a cow!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i have a indoor pool here 98 so warm so could give swimming lessons let me know , lol i am also good at mouth to mouth , lol and breaststroke.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My siblings and I all learned the same way: Our father chucked us in and said 'Swim!'. You learn pretty fast.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My siblings and I all learned the same way: Our father chucked us in and said 'Swim!'. You learn pretty fast."
do you know my dad leaned the very same way lol

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By *im halpertMan
over a year ago

redditch

I can only swim with my head in the water so have to stand up when I need to breathe!will go to water parks and in the sea but never out of my depth ! mr a sexy and all the kids brill swimmers.Ive had lessons etc but I just never got the hang of it.was never taken to baths as a child by my parents.did try snorkelling in the caribean tho the sea was beautiful and clear.because I had a snorkel I could swim for ages!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My mum did her ten metre badge when she was 50, bless her, my brother cannot swim, has a coordination problem, cannot drive or ride a bike either

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

My mum cant swim, shes terrified of water, bless her she attempted swimming lessons a couple of years back and only managed one. She says shes going to try again.

Me im a water baby, could swim perfectly by the age of three with no water wings and used to swim for the county. When im in water i become a different person.

I took my son swimming from 6 months, would of took him sooner but his first six months was over the winter period and i waited for the weather to pick up

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

oh yes and i was thrown straight in as well at 2 and told to swim. No baby pools or anything in those days. Straight in the deep end

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston

"oh yes and i was thrown straight in as well at 2 and told to swim. No baby pools or anything in those days. Straight in the deep end"

Are you a ninja now then?

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"oh yes and i was thrown straight in as well at 2 and told to swim. No baby pools or anything in those days. Straight in the deep end

Are you a ninja now then?

You will find out at the beach party

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston

"oh yes and i was thrown straight in as well at 2 and told to swim. No baby pools or anything in those days. Straight in the deep end

Are you a ninja now then?

You will find out at the beach party

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't swim either, but do my best to at least try..it all started at school, yes we had lessons, but unfortunately i had a very bad veruca,so missed most of it, or just watched from the sidelines, got very water phobic at one point, but intend to learn properly someday.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just had a text of a mate who's learning to swim and he's 48, good on him but I honestly thought most adults could swim

"I can't swim either, but do my best to at least try..it all started at school, yes we had lessons, but unfortunately i had a very bad veruca,so missed most of it, or just watched from the sidelines, got very water phobic at one point, but intend to learn properly someday.

As the OP shows, it's never too late. You may find your local authority runs adult learners classes or perhaps at a nearby college or university pool.

It's a great thing to be able to do. It may possibly save your life one day and you may take to it so well that you want to go and learn lifesaving.

I can't recommend it enough.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Who remembers "lidos" ?

They comming back in fashion ya know.

Nothing nicer than swimming in the lido when its peeing it down

I do, they have or had, one in Cheltenham, not sure whether its still there now though as not been for years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing nicer than swimming in the lido when its peeing it down

Ooohh... You really should take up furtling...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i cant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just had a text of a mate who's learning to swim and he's 48, good on him but I honestly thought most adults could swim

As the OP shows, it's never too late. You may find your local authority runs adult learners classes or perhaps at a nearby college or university pool.

It's a great thing to be able to do. It may possibly save your life one day and you may take to it so well that you want to go and learn lifesaving.

I can't recommend it enough."

Thanks, my local pool does an adult swimming lessons, will try that first probably.

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By *ustyWoman
over a year ago

inverclyde

i cant swim at all had private lessons but i have a natural fear of deep water so not for me afraid

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By *uby In StockingsTV/TS
over a year ago

Cheadle

me,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I cant swim

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By *heekychezzaWoman
over a year ago

warrington

I do, they have or had, one in Cheltenham, not sure whether its still there now though as not been for years "

oooooh I spent many many happy days at the lido in Cheltenham aged 6 - 14..it's where I learned how to dive...and before that how to belly flop

ouch!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I cant swim

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Maybe i need to give you lessons xx here just us in pool so no one will see xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just had a text of a mate who's learning to swim and he's 48, good on him but I honestly thought most adults could swim

I can't swim, ive had a real phobia of water since i was a child, my mum stopped taking me because i used to just scream every time she tried to get me in the water and cause such a scene everyone would just get ready and go because id just sit on the side crying, cant remeber any of this but have been told many times lol i do kind of remember going to the bath as a small child and being afraid to get in

I still get cold sweats when i see pools etc im ok im stuff like a jacuzzi but only if my head and shoulder is well above water, i couldnt lay back with my head on the side like lots do, but a big bath type tub is as big as i have ever gone

Ive never felt the need to learn how to swim as an adult because i dont go close enough to any deep water to be able to drown lol saying that i have made the effort twice, booked swimming lessons and never got as far as in the pool so i just stopped bothering

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

"Who remembers "lidos" ?

They comming back in fashion ya know.

Nothing nicer than swimming in the lido when its peeing it down

I know of 2 in Yorkshire, one in Ilkley, one in Karesborough, both have been there for years

My Junior school ahd its own pool, was out door and unheated, we were forced to have swimming lessons in it twice a week, but only in summer (this was back in teh 70's long before H&S rules) apparently it is now heated and enclosed kids dont knwo they are born today

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"Who remembers "lidos" ?

They comming back in fashion ya know.

Nothing nicer than swimming in the lido when its peeing it down

I know of 2 in Yorkshire, one in Ilkley, one in Karesborough, both have been there for years

Ohhh we had that too it was outside and unheated. We had sheds as changing rooms and It was in the summer it was freezing.............. xxxxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i have a indoor pool here 98 so warm so could give swimming lessons let me know , lol i am also good at mouth to mouth , lol and breaststroke.

Is your pool really 98 degrees?, sounds very hot to me..

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By *acktilMan
over a year ago

Tewkesbury

Got chucked in the deep end at local baths by father when I was 4, learnt to swim the hard way. Love it though always have from the first mouthfull of chlorine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can swim but not a very strong swimmer though i love to go

just cant afford to

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

I swim very well indeed, with all the style and prowess of a.....brick!

Straight down to the bottom of the pool

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

swimming and hitting balls with a racquet are the only 2 things I can do.. sportwise.

altho, never together.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can swim, but would love to be able to swim easier with less effort. Some people glide effortlessly through the water. I always look like I'm drowning

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i carnt swim,must give it a try one day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I will admit that since putting on weight i have not been swimming.

Last time was in greece a few years ago and i do miss it.

But wont go wadling this ass of mine round a pool

Oh the shame

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't swim at all although wanna learn

I'm aged 36 lol, and useless at swimming

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"I can't swim at all although wanna learn

I'm aged 36 lol, and useless at swimming"

i'll teach you the basics in the jacuzzi at chams hehe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Who can't swim?

Stephen Hawking springs to mind!!

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By *uyuksno1Man
over a year ago

poole

my aunt had a white duck that she washed in the sink with washing up liquid cos she said it looked dirty she put it back on the pond after and it sank

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"my aunt had a white duck that she washed in the sink with washing up liquid cos she said it looked dirty she put it back on the pond after and it sank

thats AMAZING!!! needed sheering up today and that has worked!!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

cheering not sheering...i am not a sheep

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By *uyuksno1Man
over a year ago

poole

"cheering not sheering...i am not a sheep

lol xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just had a text of a mate who's learning to swim and he's 48, good on him but I honestly thought most adults could swim

You just answered your own question, you thought MOST adults can, not all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

and I've just realised this threads been dug up after been dead for over a year, lol

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By *uyuksno1Man
over a year ago

poole

pmsl i know hilarious xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't

but I look mighty fine in arm bands !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was amazed to find so many British people who can't swim. In South Africa every single child who was capable of swimming was taught at primary school, it was part of the curriculum. Might also be because the water is too cold to swim for most of the year over here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I can't swim at all although wanna learn

I'm aged 36 lol, and useless at swimming

i'll teach you the basics in the jacuzzi at chams hehe"

Thanks hun, and maybe you could teach me the basics of swimming, some other time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"pmsl i know hilarious xx

Yeah I dug it up from the dead, cause I wondered if there were other people who can't swim

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was amazed to find so many British people who can't swim. In South Africa every single child who was capable of swimming was taught at primary school, it was part of the curriculum. Might also be because the water is too cold to swim for most of the year over here."

We were taught at school too.

I just didn't get to do the lessons as I had some sort of skin condition and they wouldn't let me in !

I grew out of it with age (tho despite loads of testing no one ever pinpointed what it actually was), but by that point it was too late for school funded lessons and I've just never got round to it

It isn't on my priorities list

In the words of the 1970's advert, 'Meet Bussy, he swims like a brick'

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By *uyuksno1Man
over a year ago

poole

"pmsl i know hilarious xx

Yeah I dug it up from the dead, cause I wondered if there were other people who can't swim "

lol meet bussy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not a great swimmer, probably wouldn't drown though

My mum was a brilliant swimmer but for some reason she never taught us

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

47 and can't swim!

managed this long tho so am sure i can survive what lenght of time i've left in life without being able to swim!!!

Billy

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By *uyuksno1Man
over a year ago

poole

we should have a swingers swimming gala

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"we should have a swingers swimming gala

you just want to see me in my arm bands, don't you, ya little minx ?

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By *uyuksno1Man
over a year ago

poole

"we should have a swingers swimming gala

you just want to see me in my arm bands, don't you, ya little minx ?

i love a good laugh xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"we should have a swingers swimming gala

What about us non-swimmers, herewith known as drowners.

Would anyone be around to save us drowners ? How many lengths would the ladies do in the chams jacuzzi ? Lol

Or strokes of a length - oh dear didn't take long did it - apologies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"we should have a swingers swimming gala

you just want to see me in my arm bands, don't you, ya little minx ?

i love a good laugh xxx"

ooh some people can be so cruel

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By *uyuksno1Man
over a year ago

poole

"we should have a swingers swimming gala

you just want to see me in my arm bands, don't you, ya little minx ?

i love a good laugh xxx

ooh some people can be so cruel

i would throw u a ring if you were struggling lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"we should have a swingers swimming gala

you just want to see me in my arm bands, don't you, ya little minx ?

i love a good laugh xxx

ooh some people can be so cruel

Are you wearing them in your Avatar?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"we should have a swingers swimming gala

you just want to see me in my arm bands, don't you, ya little minx ?

i love a good laugh xxx

ooh some people can be so cruel

Are you wearing them in your Avatar?

no that's just my fat arms

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By *andKCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

"pmsl i know hilarious xx

Yeah I dug it up from the dead, cause I wondered if there were other people who can't swim "

neither my dad or son-in-law can swim yet K and I love it (as if you couldn't guess lol)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't swim ,i'd honestly love to learn.

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