learning to swim
Becoming water-safe
Learning to swim is the process of acquiring the ability to move through water without drowning.
The phrase often serves as a metaphor for gaining competence through direct experience rather than instruction: Sometimes you just have to jump in—learning to swim by swimming.
It suggests both vulnerability and necessary struggle.
- poolCollective fund or basin
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- doggy paddleSimple swimming stroke
- kickboardBuoyant swimming training aid
chlorine · instructor · shallow end · water wings · pool noodle · strokes · treading water · goggles · breathe · underwater · lessons · drownproofing · flutter kick · confidence · beginner · diving · lifeguard · water safety
- milestonesgraduation, wedding, birthday, retirement, birth
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- baby bookfirst steps, first words, first smile, first tooth, birth weight
- firstsfirst, initial, beginning, start, opening