The drowning thing is spot on. Been there, done that, and I can swim just fine. Only way I’m alive is by chilling out, getting my lips above water and sipping air. Once I had enough to float, I floated.
Watch some videos of people going down. They exhibit very similar behaviors. If you’re a parent, this is required watching.
Years ago I was take away by the sea and couldn’t swim back. I remembered that people usually panicked and drawn for exhausting so I stopped swimming and just move my arms and scream for help. When I saw people standing up I stopped screaming and just moved my arms. Then a surfer rushed up with the board and help me go back to the beach.
The drowning thing is spot on. Been there, done that, and I can swim just fine. Only way I’m alive is by chilling out, getting my lips above water and sipping air. Once I had enough to float, I floated.
Watch some videos of people going down. They exhibit very similar behaviors. If you’re a parent, this is required watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1mVcSUttX4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8G9Gam8jf8
Plenty more out there, but what is described is exactly how I went down. And I was 20-yards from a certified life guard in an old cow pond.
Years ago I was take away by the sea and couldn’t swim back. I remembered that people usually panicked and drawn for exhausting so I stopped swimming and just move my arms and scream for help. When I saw people standing up I stopped screaming and just moved my arms. Then a surfer rushed up with the board and help me go back to the beach.