| There are a great many people who are on the | | | | needed) to assist you in your travel through water. |
| verge of taking scuba diving classes but are being | | | | At some early point in your scuba diving classes, you |
| prevented from doing so by the belief that in order | | | | may be given a couple of practical tests in order for |
| to enjoy the sport, one must be a super strong and | | | | your instructor to gauge how comfortable you are in |
| talented swimmer. This is a common myth, and | | | | the water. This may include submerging fully, as well |
| because of it, many people, possibly including you, | | | | as a non-stop swimming test over four lengths of an |
| are missing out. This article aims to put the myth to | | | | Olympic-sized swimming pool (around 200 meters). |
| rest, and thereby get all these poor misinformed | | | | This endurance test may sound tough, but remember |
| people out into the water where they can finally | | | | that there is no time limit by which you must |
| enjoy the great sport that is scuba diving. | | | | complete the distance. |
| Of course, there will be swimming involved, and | | | | Given these benchmarks, many people who enjoy |
| having excellent swimming skills will be a definite plus. | | | | the water and who love spending time on the beach |
| There is no requirement however for almost | | | | or in the local swimming pool will already have enough |
| super-human abilities. Swimming is not the be-all and | | | | skills to breeze through basic scuba diving classes. If |
| end-all of the activity, and when you do get to your | | | | you feel you are not up to that level yet, then there |
| actual dives, you will be using fins and buoyancy aids | | | | is no better reason to catch up and develop those |
| (a buoyancy compensator and lead weights if | | | | water abilities a bit more. |