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  Yeah that’s not true, when I started swimming backstroke when I was little, we’d race in our lanes, there were little flags hung up as a warning, but I still couldn’t estimate the exact distance. Anyway I swam full speed into the concrete wall headfirst a lot of times
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  It's both just as easy or hard depending on the chance of you bumping into something isn't it? >
  
  because walking is essentially falling and catching yourself with your legs and its scary to fall >
  
  Because when swimming there’s no chance of falling, so you don’t really need to see where you’re going because the worst that will happen is you gently bump into someone.
  Walking with your eyes closed is more dangerous, you could walk to the top of a staircase and fall down or trip over something and hurt yourself badly. >
  
  Yeah that’s not true, when I started swimming backstroke when I was little, we’d race in our lanes, there were little flags hung up as a warning, but I still couldn’t estimate the exact distance. Anyway I swam full speed into the concrete wall headfirst a lot of times >
  
  Not everyone swims backstroke so still is true just not for you >
  
  Eh, I’ve also seen kids swim right into the walls doing any other stroke. But like walking, if you know your surroundings, there’s nothing to fear. If I was blindfolded in a big empty room I’d have no problem walking. If I was swimming in a pool full of obstacles, i wouldn’t want to swim with my eyes closed >
  
  But… you feel the wall with your arm before your head. I don’t see how this is possible and I swim regularly 😂 unless you’re doing the backstroke without moving your arms which is just silly >
  
  Lol I mean to be fair when I hit my head on backstroke I was mid-stroke so my head hit right as my arm came down and slammed the cement. As for other strokes, (breast, butterfly, underwater swimming) doesn’t necessarily protect you like freestyle does. And even if you don’t hit your head you can jam a finger badly. You’re basically right to be fair, I have no problem swimming without crashing, but I did when I was inexperienced, and I do see it often. I was only commenting because you said “the worst thing that can happen is gently bump someone” and that isn’t true lol >
  
  I mean I just said that because I would rather hit the wall than a persons ass crack 😂 >
  
  Lol fair enough, tbh I don’t like swimming blind anyway and wear goggles (or just open my eyes and suffer) because I’m so nervous about swimming into some random old shirtless man 😂 >
  
  You just made me stand up in my garage and walk around with my eyes closed 😆 >
  
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  It's both just as easy or hard depending on the chance of you bumping into something isn't it? >
  
  because walking is essentially falling and catching yourself with your legs and its scary to fall >
  
  Because when swimming there’s no chance of falling, so you don’t really need to see where you’re going because the worst that will happen is you gently bump into someone.
  Walking with your eyes closed is more dangerous, you could walk to the top of a staircase and fall down or trip over something and hurt yourself badly.