Talk:Ability to swim

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Should mention that babies instinctively(?) hold their breath under water and can stand water rather comfortably. Usually this ability is lost unless it is reinforced.--Lionelbrits 21:50, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

in ability to swim:

"To stay afloat in water, very little action is needed; the human body is slightly more dense than the water. "

And in swimming:

"Roughly, 70% of the body is water; while the lungs are filled with the air, the body is slightly less dense than the surrounding water, which exerts a buoyant force on it. "

Which is correct? Wolfmankurd 13:52, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your question. I asked my biology prof about the question, and he said that "Roughly, 70% of the body is water; while the lungs are filled with the air, the body is slightly less dense than the surrounding water, which exerts a buoyant force on it. " is the true statement. Thank you for bringing it up, and I will personally make sure that the information is changed in the incorect article. --wpktsfs 19:13, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see that someone has suggested a merge with swimming. Indeed, the "ability to swim" should be merged into the article "swimming." This would make it uniform with the running article. Much of the "running" article is focused on the ability of animals (including humans, of course) to run. I think that this entry should be deleted and its contect merged into the "swimming," a process that would add uniformity to the articles of this nature on Wikipedia. ask123 21:10, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• I agree. The whole premise to this article seems a bit silly and doesn't provide a whole lot more than what Swimming already covers. Merge. 69.44.86.2 16:07, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Agree Million_Moments 17:34, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Per the comments above, I am merging Ability to swim into Swimming --Lox (t,c) 21:38, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]