Swimming Myths

Former Member
Former Member
I overheard some ladies talking yesterday and instructing their kids not to get in the ocean. Here are two of their reasons: 1) they just had lunch and lady said you'll get cramps, you can't swim for an hour, and 2) your face will turn to scales while food is in your stomach. Later, a young woman was advising me on my newest problem, leg cramps, and she told me it was impossible for me to get leg cramps because I wasn't sprinting. She said that leg cramping is caused from dehydration and only a person who sprints will get dehydrated; not distance people, so she suggested I see a doctor. We all know these are pretty ridiculous, have you overheard anyone advising others about "their myths?" The people making these comments were from England.
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    Heres the best one: Black people can't learn to swim - its genetic, their bodies sink. My hubby heard this from his buddies at military school many years back and since he heard it from so many of them, he believed them. Until the day he met a black NAVY SEAL! Then this myth went out the window for my hubby.
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    Heres the best one: Black people can't learn to swim - its genetic, their bodies sink. My hubby heard this from his buddies at military school many years back and since he heard it from so many of them, he believed them. Until the day he met a black NAVY SEAL! Then this myth went out the window for my hubby.
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