Watching the diving

[BillyStubbsTears]

...from Rio, reminded me of this gem.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToPRDDPN4xg

[RobTheRover]

Ha! That is brilliant.  His face as he's spinning is just fantastic

[BillyStubbsTears]

Alright me posting that. Just coming up to the half century, and this summer, I jumped into a pool for the first time in my life.

I f**king hate swimming, me. It's down to the stuff I ingested while struggling to avoid drowning in Denaby baths during school swimming lessons in the 70s. Plasters, scabs, toenails, greganuts and the physical excretions of my fellow classmates.

Dirty, dirty, dirty. Nasty pastime.

[Copps is Magic]

Did it go something like this?

[tommy toes]

Exactly same as me BST. Nearly drowned in St James's baths at a 'swimming lesson' with school when I was about 13.
Eventually learned to swim when about  30. Still don't like it at all. Filthy habit.

[idler]

Exactly same as me BST. Nearly drowned in St James's baths at a 'swimming lesson' with school when I was about 13.
Eventually learned to swim when about  30. Still don't like it at all. Filthy habit.

I had exactly the same there. Pushed in and banged my head on the bottom with a mouthful of water.
Learnt eventually aged 24 at Thorne baths after a night shift at Rockware.
It's a lot less embarrassing as an adult when there's hardly anybody watching.