Never waste energy by swimming against a current if you can help it but swim across it; or with it; or proceed obliquely out of it towards your destination, however much it lengthens your swim.
Ungaze udlale ngamandla akho ngokuba udadele emsingeni, ukuba ungayimela loo nto kodwa dada ngokunqumla, okanye nayo, okanye qhubeka ngokuthambekela ngaphandle ukuya kule ndawo ofuna ukuya kuyo, nangona isandisa ukudada kwakho.