I could not learn to swim as a kid , but till I had the chance to observe swimming on Youtube and it took me months of practice on my own to get to an affordable level . A couple years later I took on underwater rugby and water became my element during the decade . gw 4 SEMctPgindex 37 listPLRJRczIdVmFQAw 5 JDJ 1 Oh 2 qH 5 suWexRuvThis is my headcam video made in diving pools . Swimming is quite a complex movement and it needs to become instinctive for absolute water safety . My advice would be to focus on perfect gliding and technique in the water , and to separate practicing each parts of the movement legs , arms and breathing with tools like a snorkel , mask and a foam pad , because if you are trying to learn all at once you are likely to fail a lot of times and that can take your motivation away . Otherwise swimming like a dolphin is one of the greatest recreational activities you can please your body with .