Don’t get smart and tell me not to swim in water over my head or anything like that. If I was drowning and the one way to save myself was there, what would it be and how? Also, I don’t mean a raft or any floatation device…
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6 Comments Received
May 1st, 2010 @4:03 am
spread your limbs apart. more suface area so you’ll float better.
May 4th, 2010 @8:55 am
Dont panic
and i guess try to lie on your back on the surface of the water cus humans generally float that way
May 4th, 2010 @11:12 pm
as long as there is air in your lungs you will not sink in the water you will float
May 5th, 2010 @12:36 am
take a big breath and hold it. this will fill you lungs with aer which floats and will help you stay a float. then turn on your back while you keep floating, and kick little fast kicks towards shallower water where you can touch. if you need to take another breath, take a quick one, but try to keep as much air in your lungs as possible so you can stay a float.
May 7th, 2010 @8:26 pm
The best prevention against drowning is really to understand how your body floats in fresh or sea-water, the many ways of accurate hand-sculling and leg movements, in various situations.
If you are an intermediate level and above swimmer, capable of breast-stroke, back-stroke and under-water swimming, there is little chance of drowning, particularly if you are a calm-thinking person and able to swim continuously for 30 minutes and longer. The moment one panics, her breathing is affected and she gulps water, and struggle. The conditions in a public swimming pool with a limited area and life-guards are much safer than a river or sea with waves, currents and other unexpected elements and factors. To be totally fool-proof against drowning, one must therefore be calm and skillful in the art of water survival esp in open water.
So learn the movements accurately, so as to perform them with little effort and try out the half-back float in deep water for as long as possible–arms to the side, legs trailing downwards, head right back. It is a great survival technique if u can master this. Cheers and be safe!!!
May 8th, 2010 @3:31 pm
I believe there is. You see, even if you cannot swim, you can always float. Everyone can float. When you get on your back in the water you are sort of weightless and for this reason you automatically float on top of the water. I don’t know how to explain that scientifically, but I know it does work. Try it and you’ll see what I mean. I do know how to swim, but when I go to the ocean I will float on my back with my arms out to my side and my legs parted a bit. This helps to keep you balanced on top of the water. It is actually a very peaceful thing to do. It is very quiet. Somewhat like it might feel being in a deprivation tank. I always tell people I know that are afraid to go into the water because they are afraid they might drown not to worry because everyone (I mean everyone) can float. I am not a small woman and I have no problem floating, so weight has NOTHING to do with it. Don’t be afraid of the water because you cannot swim or are afraid of drowning because your missing something wonderful. Remember everyone can float. And actually you can float for as long as you want to. Try it in the shallow end of a swimming pool and you’ll see. Good luck with overcoming your fear.
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