George Patterson wrote:
Susan wrote:

I took swim lessons and still am not the best swimmer. I guess I
should have done lessons in my "younger" years and not as I got
older. I totaly agree that fear plays a huge part in swimming. Once
I realized I could just stand up in the 4ft. of water and had no
reason to fear I took off across it.


Pick up an inexpensive set of fins, mask, and snorkel and try that out
in a pool. You may find that you lose your fear when you can travel
rapidly, see clearly, and breathe normally. If so, moving up to SCUBA is
simply a matter of training and better gear.

George Patterson
If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
to anything.

I find SCUBA EASIER than snorekling. Waves break over the snorkel closer
in, and I feel I can't breath. No issues like that with a regulator.