Child Quote by Sui He

My mother had been adamant that I learn how to swim properly.

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

I didn't just swim when I was younger. I did ballet, horse riding, everything. I was very active.

— Ellie Simmonds

I learnt to swim at the age of four or five. My parents took me to a club where you go from learning to…

— Ellie Simmonds

I came to water late. I learned to swim at the age of 20.

— Liam Neeson

My mum took me to swimming lessons when I was very young, four years old.

— Ellie Simmonds

Learning how to swim is the biggest achievement for me, as it helped me get rid of hydrophobia. Now I have become a complete…

— Nia Sharma

Swimming forced me to deal with the things I wanted to escape. It helped me work through a lot of feelings and frustrations, because…

— Jessica Long

When I was eight years old, or I may have been younger, my aunt picked me up and threw me in the pool and…

— Charisma Carpenter

Swimming has its educational value - mental, moral, and physical - in giving you a sense of mastery over an element, and of power…

— Robert Baden-Powell

Swimming has given me a lot. It's given me a respect for people and different cultures around the world when I've been competing abroad.…

— Liam Tancock

My parents wanted us to be pool-safe, so I had lessons when I was 18 months old. I would like to share with all…

— Summer Sanders

I had a lot of ear infections when I was younger, so I didn't learn to swim until I was about 14.

— Johanna Konta