gnasher16 30,591 Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 19/07/2021 at 14:47, WILF said: Lads from round your way and the opposite side of the river used to just get aimed in the docks I thought and it was swim or die ! Lol Learn to swim, dose of scarlet fever and bobs your uncle. Maybe that was just all the old boys pulling my plonker Expand Times certainly change back then it was somewhere you dumped stuff you never wanted any comeback on....these days you cant get near Vicky or Albert docks without a security pass and full body screening 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,798 Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 I’ve the past two days ten people have drowned in this country. I heard about another earlier in a local river. It’s still happening 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 5,400 Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 16 year old drowned in Loch Lomond on Friday, the very next day a man, woman and child drown in the same loch, with another child in intensive care. Tragic. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Funny this thread has been brought up, my ex messaged me on Friday to have a word with my 14 year old daughter who's been swimming in a lake near her house. 4 people have died there over the years including a young tear away who lived on the street I grew up on. She told me she'd only been paddling but you know what teens are like for stretching the truth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,610 Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Watched fisho mania at the weekend , at the end the winners jumps into the lake fully clothed which to me is sending out the wrong message maybe its time forthe organisers to stop the practice 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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mC HULL 14,136 Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 26/07/2021 at 10:51, steve66 said: Watched fisho mania at the weekend , at the end the winners jumps into the lake fully clothed which to me is sending out the wrong message maybe its time forthe organisers to stop the practice Expand ban it lol is there anything you wouldnt ban 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,317 Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 26/07/2021 at 12:19, mC HULL said: ban it lol is there anything you wouldnt ban Expand Yeah ,banning! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 14,136 Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 26/07/2021 at 16:06, waltjnr said: Yeah ,banning! Expand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Nothing wrong with open water for any recreational purpose BUT everyone should be educated on the dangers of open water before using it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 10/08/2021 at 10:46, sid g said: dont they teach swimming in schools anymore we used to go once a week from school to the baths at raf newton and raf instructors taught us , used to be a free bus to the local baths on a saturday morning off the estate it was funded by the miners welfare club .. Expand They still teach swimming in primary school BUT how often is both determined by budget and if the staff see it as worth while. At least it can be just for one term per year (5/6 weeks), which, though better than nothing, won't really turn none swimmers into compitent swimmers, especially for open water. Same with senior school, at my daughters school, swimming isn't on any sports curriculum, so if the kids were struggling in primary, they've got no chance there... It's a travesty for what is a life skill... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 27,190 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 10/08/2021 at 10:46, sid g said: dont they teach swimming in schools anymore we used to go once a week from school to the baths at raf newton and raf instructors taught us , used to be a free bus to the local baths on a saturday morning off the estate it was funded by the miners welfare club .. Expand never realised they had baths there.....its nearly all gone now they have built a new housing estate where the entrance was and nearly all the hangers have gone.....the control tower thing was bought privately and is now a house....its kept its features ..i think it might have had preservation order thing on it....cos its art deco type thing.... take the kids up there regular its only a few fields away from me...kids love to look in the old pill boxes....but sadly most of them are falling down now 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,789 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 When my boy was a real young one he used to jump into the pool into my arms , water over his head . He would love it. Couldnt swim but was young enough that it wasn't expected. Mother in law took him swimming and was busy chatting and ignoring the kids as she does and he fell in pool with nobody around him and was all over the place. Luckily someone close by scooped him out . That must be 6 years ago now and literally weve just got him out of goggles and nose clip last month . For years after if water went up as far as his chest he would grab you and cling on for dear life . Tried coaxing him into deep end im my arms and he would go ballistic. Pre covid we spent hundreds and hundreds on swimming lessons to get him to this point where as if my mother in law less of a twat im sure wed have him swimming properly years ago . Hes 11 now and i want him to go for swims down the river with his mates soon in the summer etc but until hes properly competent and confident i wont have it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 10/08/2021 at 11:10, sid g said: i thought my grandson on holiday when he was 4 in a week he went from a ring to arm bands to swimming my son n his mrs have never kept it up in 2 years since they`ve took him once all ways to busy .. Expand Classic situation Sid, some kids fly on one to one lessons if they enjoy the teaching (and respect the teacher ) others do well in a class enviroment. Though it really don't matter how you start any kid, the most important part is keeping it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 46,657 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 We used to go swimming in junior school from about 10 onwards..the high school I went to had an indoor pool. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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