Jasmin Bhasin Quotes

I have never bought a swim suit because of my fear for water.

I was scared of water, so I learnt swimming.

Learning how to swim is the biggest achievement for me, as it helped me get rid of hydrophobia. Now I have become a complete water baby.

I have a fear of water, believe it or not. To put a wire 12 feet over a swimming pool frightens me. I don't like water.

My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.

Sometimes you meet people who can't swim. And I always think: 'Oh my God, that's extraordinary.' For me, it's always been a treat... I just feel really happy in the water.

I can't swim and I'm terrified of drowning, but I still love being by water - just not in it.

Open-water swimming scares the hell out of me.

I grew up being scared of the water, which is embarrassing to say as an Australian, but it's true.

I'm afraid of open bodies of water. I was in a glass-bottomed boat that broke a long time ago, so I've always been kind of freaked out.

I actually love swimming but I just hate jumping in the water.

When you're at a public pool or in your friend's backyard, knowing that your kids can get in and out of the water and protect themselves can make all the difference in the world. Something as simple as being able to flip over and get to the ladder can save a life. You can start your kids in lessons as early as you want - it's never too soon.

All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't swim it is difficult to find a place to bathe.

Being a non-swimmer, I've never been excited by the sea so avoid it on holidays.

Growing up in Alaska, they don't really teach you to swim there. I learned to swim just a few summers ago with Olympic gold medalist Amanda Beard. She did great, and right after that I went to get scuba certified. I had fun with it. I didn't really get scared, but some people thought that was a risk.

Before I started surfing, I don't even know if I would have dived into the water at night alone. It was still scary.

I'm not a very good swimmer, and every time I'm in the water, I'm constantly reminded of that because I feel like I'm going to drown!

I had water phobia since childhood without any reason as such.

I surf, swim, play water polo, and I paddle an outrigger canoe with my team. I'm also a klutz on land, so water is my thing.

I was so scared of the water when I was little. I used to grab onto Mum's hand to get out of the pool. I did not even want to shower.

In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.

Believe it or not, the Navy requires plebes to actually be able to swim.

I've never quite trusted water; I don't think it's entirely healthy.

Swimming is still very much a part of me.

Athenodorus says hydrophobia, or water-dread, was first discovered in the time of Asclepiades.