one word: DESPERATION

No thanks

Yeeeeeeah, no. I can barely swim as it is. Throw me into an ocean in the middle of nowhere with no help and I'm screwed.

I would hate to be drowning. As a kid it was one of the worst things I've ever experienced. :/

Horrible I almost did when I was little and usually I cant remember much but I remember this like it was yesterday. You just drift downward more and more no matter how hard you try to fight struggling for that breath of air. Everything in your body tenses up and its very difficult to move. I was only under water for a few seconds but it felt like minutes until I was brought up by my dad. Its the feel of helplessness to yourself you cant do nothing but watch yourself just fade away. I was very lucky and thankfully became a decent swimmer after growing up.

I have drowned before I actually died I saw myself floating on top of the the water and I saw who saved me too but it's like breathing water

I heard drowning to death is worse than burning to death

I almost drown when I was 8, I thought putting a pilow cover on my head would allow me to breath underwater. The pilow cover got so tight around my face(It was very scary)