Swimming Skills Quotes

All the guys at this top level, they're pretty much dangerous all over the place. If you're not good all over the place, you'll be in a little bit of trouble. It's hard to swim at the top end if you're only good at one thing.

If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you.

I require every Taipei student to swim; if they can't pass the test they won't graduate. Why do I do that? Because I think that is very, very important integral part of their education.

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.

Beyond its entertainment value, 'Baywatch' has enriched and, in many cases, helped save lives. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to continue with a project which has had such a significance for so many.

There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That's something I'd like to do. Teaching kids to live an active lifestyle.

When a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.

If I don't know how to swim and two weeks later I know how to swim, I know how to swim.

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.

For my father the one calamity was that my brother and sister and I never learned to swim. My father, who was very macho, was a strong swimmer and was terribly disappointed to have children who didn't swim. Once when my mother was sitting in a beach chair - I can still see the big umbrella - she called to my father, "Throw them in! Throw them in! They'll swim!" So he did. Then he looked down, and there were the three Sendak children lying perfectly still underwater, not fighting for life!

All my black friends can't swim. Is that bad?

There were several things a Yale freshman was supposed to be able to do. You had to demonstrate in the Olympic-size Yale pool that you could swim 50 yards or be inducted into swimming class.

I am not a swimmer so a bit of phobia is always there with water stunts.

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.

Once upon a time you were a fish. How do you know? Because I was also a fish. You, too? Sure. A long time ago. Anyway, being a fish, you knew how to swim. You were a great swimmer. A champion swimmer, you were. You loved the water. Why? What do you mean, why? Why did I love the water? Because it was your life! And as we talked, I would have let him go one finger at a time, until, without his realizing, he'd be floating without me. Perhaps that is what it means to be a father-to teach your child to live without you.

Beyond its entertainment values, 'Baywatch' has enriched and in many cases helped save lives.

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

Good swimmers at length are drowned.

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

Throw your children in the surf and let them get used to it. They have to learn all about rips and tides and swimming between the flags and all that sort of stuff. I know that sounds ridiculous but it's true.

I was a lifeguard. It was my summer job growing up, and I never saved anyone. I never had to, thank goodness.

The hardest thing for me as an astronaut was to improve my swimming skills.

Though I do not know much swimming, I am glad that both my children are getting better at it day by day.

My daughters are both funny and smart and lots of fun. They play lacrosse, soccer, musical instruments, like to cook with me, and are naturals in the swimming pool. Honestly, though, what I like doing most with them is eating. I've worked really hard to make sure they are willing to try all sorts of different foods.

I still have some synchronized swimming moves in my back pocket from camp when I was 8. I can really wow people at a pool party.