Ready For a Swim

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May 18 2007, 11:39 pm
In response to CaptFalcon33035
CaptFalcon33035 wrote:
However, swim doesn't necessarily mean you have to dive into the water and start paddling yourself because the way I see it, swim just means, generally, to travel through water.

I disagree. Swimming means moving yourself through the water under your own power, without assistance such as boats.
May 19 2007, 3:38 am
In response to CaptFalcon33035
CaptFalcon33035 abbledb:
...swim just means, generally, to travel through water.

and what about 'boating', 'sailing', 'snorkeling', and 'diving'?
May 19 2007, 6:54 am
In response to digitalmouse
and travel by submarine
May 19 2007, 11:11 am
In response to CaptFalcon33035
CaptFalcon33035 wrote:
I wasn't looking at the directions. :P
I told I couldn't see it. I guess it was kinda funny.

However, swim doesn't necessarily mean you have to dive into the water and start paddling yourself because the way I see it, swim just means, generally, to travel through water.

Would you say a ship swims? Because I would say a ship floats.

Swimming refers rather specifically to getting your body in the water up to neck height and using all of your limbs and your back to drive yourself through the water. Dictionary.com agrees: the first definition refers to paddling movement, and the second definition refers more to the idea of an inert object (such as "an ice cube swimming in a cocktail").

Even ducks don't swim unless they're chasing down a fish for supper: they "paddle" while they "float".
May 22 2007, 7:10 am
In response to Evil-Inuyasha
no see you all are thinking of older-days warships, i thought of that cause the other day i seen the movie "The last stand of the 300" its about the persion(sp?) empire attacking the greek spartains :)
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