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My Filipina fiancé can’t swim well and is also apprehensive in the water. But her 7 year old daughter lives by the beach during the summer with her uncles who are fishermen. She loves the water and knows how to swim. She also turns very dark because she and her friends are always on the beach or in the water with her.

In the UK swimming is taught at school for safety so you don't drown, we don't think of it as a luxury but a life skill.

All that beautiful clear water. I live by the sea in the UK. you can't see your hand in front of your face! Having your face in the water is the fastest way to become comfortable and overcoming your fear. you'll soon become confident, snorkeling is the best way to start. Enjoy, I wish I was there!!

Learning how to swim is like putting a puzzle together. There are multiple pieces that have to fall into place. Learning to have your face underwater without holding your nose. How to flutter your feet and hands to produce thrust. How to get your body straight and horizontal. How to breath in a relaxed manner depending on your type of swimming so you remain buoyant. Speaking of the type of swimming it helps to make your initial swimming success in a style you find the easiest. For some people it's the doggy paddle or the breaststroke because your head is always out of the water. For some people it's swimming underwater as they push themselves off the walls of a pool and then as they glide through the water they can extend their glide by experimenting with kicks and hand movements. Speaking of pools they can really help because you can stay in the shallow end where you have the confidence that you can always stand up. (As you know it's paramount you always have a buddy with you.) Another way to learn is to master treading water. You stay afloat in one spot. In the beginning your movements are jerky and you expend a lot of energy. Eventually though, especially in salty ocean water, you'll be able to remain relatively still with very little movement and tread water indefinitely without using any energy. Bonus Fact: Some Filipinos have developed the ability to hold their breath underwater for extended amounts of time. Especially groups like the Bajau who have a spleen (which holds a red blood cell/oxygen reserve like other marine mammals) that's 50% larger than the rest of humanity. Look it up. It's fascinating.

Hi, if you like snorkelling there on Sequijor you would absolutely love the reef, just a couple of meters off the beach, in Dauin. My favourite place ;-)

Being an avid scuba diver I'm so happy to see you expanding your horizons. Conquering your fears is a great step in personal growth. Hope your love for the ocean leads to you getting your diving certificate. Great video, thanks for sharing

Really brave Rubeauti. You did exactly the right thing. If you're somewhere that scares you, take an interest in your surrounding, something around you to distract you. I remember back when I was rock climbing, I got engrossed in the rock around me, stopped me thinking about how high I was! I think you could be right about the general attitude to water, we had swimming lessons at all the schools I went to, I'm sure it saved many lives. 🌹❤

I had swimming lessons & spent much time in fairly-shallow waters & never learned to swim this way; & when I finally learned to swim it was in 35' water; & this is how I learned within minutes using various steps or stages: • Step/Stage-1: I put on swim fins for the first time & I held onto a stable platform that jutted out over the water just above sea level in a calm harbor (no waves & no rip-tides to deal with - & it was in saltwater which helps with bouyancy). Note: I used the stepping board on the stern of a docked motorboat sitting in a harbor as my stable platform Step/Stage-2: While holding my arms out horizontally forward with my hands gripping the stable platform, & while keeping the rest of my body vertical, I moved each foot as if I was walking on tippy-toes. I altered the speed of doing this & noticed how the fins gave me lift (& the amount of lift varied by speed) • Step/Stage-3: I experimented by bending my knees more when "walking" like this & I even experimented with frog kicking (drawing my heels up towards by butt & then thrusting my feet outward & downward & back together again & then repeating this for awhile). The first bent-knee experiment was relaxing & the frog-kick experiment gave me a lot of thrust Step/Stage-4: Keep within easy arm's reach of the stable platform, I let go of the platform & repeated all of the above "walking" & frog-kicking variations while I swooshed my arms & hands back & forth together horizontally (& with the rest of my body still vertical). And by varying arm speed & shifting hand positions like using oars I found that I could add to my bouyancy & even turn to my left or right (& even a bit forward or backward) Step/Stage-5: Staying fairly-close to the platform I then experimented with swimming with my body being diagonal - nearly horizontal (this brought my head down closer to the water, so I learned to keep my lips closed until I blew out air as my mouth cleared the water, & found it useful to be closed-lipped & ready to blow out as ripples came in towards my face*) Step/Stage-6: I then swam underwater* * = Note: When swimming underwater I wasn't always aware of what was above me as I surfaced - & I surfaced near the harbor's rocky shoreline where fuel & garbage floated, along with a marlin's head which startled me & I breathed in when I ought to have been blowing out (& this directly led to my having to get my tonsils removed). 😖 Good luck learning (& do your best to stay safe, like bring attentive swimmers capable of saving you along with you - & avoid contaminated areas). 🤿😎👍

In Australia, we learn to swim early. Well, us older Aussies did, not sure it's taught in schools any more. The majority of people who drown here are foreign born.

Hi Rebeauti, great video, just take your time and don’t rush learning to swim, you’ll enjoy it when you get comfortable with swimming

You can get a "shorty" wetsuit with short pants and short sleeves. Even the thin 2mm size gives you a lot of flotation since the neoprene fabric traps air inside it. A full wetsuit is so buoyant that it's very difficult to dive to the bottom. That's why many snorkelers will wear a weight belt.

I love the water, and I can swim, but it takes so much effort because my bone and muscle density make it impossible to float. That's why I took up scuba. Take your time and get comfortable with it. Good to see you 😊

I love to snorkel and have done so most of my life (swimming lessons in Australia are also free and part of the school curriculum). Interestingly, the majority of people who snorkel in Oz wear fins (flippers), this increases the power from your legs and the bonus is that you can be vertical in the water and a few gentle kicks keeps your head out of the water (so way less scary about drowning for weak swimmers). It was magic to see you in the water and it is so beautiful (especially the host 😉). I really enjoy seeing your new location and believe that you do as well.

Great video, Rubeauti, I'm surprised and impressed. First of all you are so beautiful and I'm still loving the short hair. I did not know that about your people not liking to swim. Brought up on islands, one would just assume it was a rite of passage to learn to swim. You didn't seem like you were at all afraid of the water. Did you try learning in a pool first. I never liked to swim in the ocean because of it's size and unpredictable ocean floor and what you might step on. The defined space of a pool with designated depth markings made it a lot easier for me. My own fear of the water came from my childhood. My dad dropped me off at a YMCA when I was 7 or 8. A scared little boy not at all comfortable with strangers or crowds and here I was in this big building not knowing what to do.Not a good experience at all. Thank you taking the time to make this video and share you experiences. 😍😍😍

I had the same reaction when learning how to scuba dive. Very nervous at first being so far beneath the surface, but after a while got more comfortable with it and really look forward to doing it now.

these are my favorite kind of videos; I love nature both above and below the water. your island is awesome, and you are brave to try new things.

Hi Rubeauti 😊 As others have said we learn to swim at school here in Australia and I wondered why so many Philippinos don’t know how when I was there 🤔 I head back next month so snorkeling will be in the plans and keep up the mermaid training as you are doing well 😊

I didn't get notification. >.< KZfaq I like this kind of video. Conquering fears and self-improvement! Good stuff.

I used to live on Saipan. Lots of people dive there. In particular, they like to dive and explore planes and tanks in the water from WWII. I find that terrifying. There's a word for it. It's called Submechanophobia.

Been following your channel for a while now. I’m very proud of you, as I watch you go through your life journey. always interesting to see your perspective on things. Hang in there, you will get the confidence you need to be more comfortable in the water, the more you do it. Always have someone with you never swim alone. Make sure someone is keeping an eye on you…. that goes for experienced swimmers as well especially in the ocean. Take care of yourself and enjoy life

Good for you … never too late to learn how to swim 🇨🇦‼️🇵🇭

Hey , you did it ! Way to go ! Glad it went well for you ! The underwater world is filled with amazing wonders ! Keep exploring. I'm older now & not a strong swimmer anymore, so I opt for the life jacket; it takes the worry out of the experience, especially in deeper water. I've been watching your posts & enjoying them ! Best of luck to you ! Be safe. ( by the way, you're a very attractive woman 👍)

Love your videos! 🥰 Keep it up!

6:00 "Most Filipino go to the beach when it's summer" - I come from Calif. USA, it's ALWAYS summer here. One reason the Philippines is home for me now.

The water is so beautiful and the sea life is great. Thank you for taking us along.

You did great!!!! Good job🤗

Simple way to learn in several steps....get access to a pool....work in shallow end to reduce fear of water and for safety to stand as/when needed......while standing several times dip your head under the water several times to get used to head in water and reduce fear....use fingers over nose at the beginning then no fingers as you get breathing techniques down.....grab edge of pool and kick legs while holding edge and stretching body out.....toughest one is getting arms going so practice arms in swimming motion then incorporate while kicking...it might take a bit of time to get coordinated and used to moving head correctly in water...have someone film you daily to see improvements.....within a week you'll have it and can then begin to graduate to deeper end of pool...as you get the rhythm better and confidence your fear of the water will leave you. Good luck non swimmers. 👍 👍

My (and I'm sure many others) approach to teaching a person to swim is: 1) Convince the student that they won't drown if they know how to float. Floating comfortably is key, because once a person realizes that it takes little or no effort to float, no matter how deep the water is, they don't need to struggle in the water. People mistakenly believe that they have to move the correct way in the water and if they don't, they'll drown. No. The key is to take a fairly deep breath (for lean people; not necessary for people with more body fat) and hold it, and lie face down in the water (initially in very shallow water) stretched out. Lift or turn head when you need to breathe. Exhale a bit, inhale a bit, and put head back down. Once the person has done this for as long as it takes them to feel comfortable and realize they aren't going to sink, move on to floating on back, and vertically, etc. After this has gone on long enough that the student is comfortable and confident of their floating skills, introduce leg or arm motion for propulsion. If they get tired, stop moving and float to rest. And so on to teaching various strokes. This method worked on my Filipina girlfriend and now she doesn't care how deep the water is.

I grew up in south Florida ! I lend at 3yo , on the Loxahatchee river ! And in lakes and canals and beach ! No teachers just swim or die !

The shed/structure on the beach at the end of the video, is that like right next to Coco Grove or is it far from it? This is another one of your fabulous videos…thx again.

Great video, Rubeauti! When I was a toddler in the late 60's, I wore a red Styrofoam float on my back. My "bubble", as I called it, surely helped me learn to swim and relieved any fear of water I might otherwise have developed.

Hope you’re feeling better. Good job. My wife does not swim either so uses vest for snorkeling also.❤

Thanks for sharing ❤️ You have a beautiful smile Rubeauti. 😀. I visited Sequijor in January this year. Beautiful island. Keep practicing yr swim. 🏊You'll get it.❤

Thanks for the video. Good luck with your adventure.

have been to Philippines 7 times and have not found Nemo yet? but want to see Nemo

This makes me want to bring Red Cross swimming lessons to the Philippines. At the very least, everyone needs drownproofing. I went snorkeling in Thailand and could not understand how anyone could drown in salt water, but I am from near Lake Superior. (No one drowns in Superior - you have about three minutes before hypothermia takes you down.)

There were not any pools at the schools I went to. Our parents gave us lessons. Only my next younger brother and I learned to swim. My youngest brother wouldn't go in water any deeper than his knees. We swam in creeks, rivers and lakes. We lived several hundred miles from the ocean. I have lived a different state for several decades now. I am a 30 minute drive to Atlanta ocean. Floating in saltwater is easier because of the salt. Take it slowly, you will get better each time.

Thanks for the great video. Love your smile 😃

Congrats on facing your fear - Just keep swimming - you will be expert malapit na The sting is from tiny jellyfish - I wear shirt to protect my skin from the jellies and sun if I dive there for more than a 30 minutes You live in the best dive destination in the world so enjoy the beauty - baka magiging kang adik ng dagat - heehee

Deares Rubautie I wish to let you know that increased my support to help best way possible! Followed from your beggings still to date! Love the honest and sincere.

We have a swimming class in our university in tacloban city, leyte its part of the curriculum.(PE)

The aggresive one looks like a species of triggerfish, they can be defensive of their reef territory. They would genreally only bite you if provoked, but one that size shouldn't be much to worry about

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THAT'S GREAT RUBEAUTI ❤ TO CHALLENGE YOUR FEARS! I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM EITHER, NOW I WILL TRY WHEN I COME TO THE PHILIPPINES 😊

It’s helpful to have a life vest on when you are learning…..you will be like mermaid soon ! Sana All !! 🇺🇸💗🇵🇭

Your in an island ! Water everywhere.

I had a dog that didn't think he could swim. I brought him in my canoe into the river and tossed him in. The the was a exceptionally strong swimmer and loved the river.

I just knew that most Filipinos don’t know how to swim and I am shocked. I am a Filipino myself and all my family members and relatives (except the small kids) know how to swim. When I went traveling with a group of friends, I only encountered about 3 out of 10 who cannot swim. I guess I am just lucky to be raised and be friends with people who can. I lived in a bubble so I am shocked when I recently found out many doesn’t know how.

I feel you there about fear of deep water. Wee did go snorkeling last year near Cebu last year and it was very cool, but I would stay near the boat...lol

Beautiful video. In western countries we see swimming as essential for survival in case you fall into deep water. Parents, relatives or friends can teach children to swim. It does not cost any money.

You look amazing ❤ good job in the water

thanks for sharing the beauty with us

How does one get to know you I'm interested.

P.S. CIRCLE LEGS Round & Round (straight down like on Bicycle!)& at the same time arms swearling OUT front & AROUND to the SIDES !! THIS is for saying in place !! Dog paddle forgoing forward or keep body straight (especially legs& kick but don't bend knees - at same time YOUU Are reaching straight out over head & cupping hands as to pull Youu forward in full swimming mode !!

Very cool video!!!💯

Wonderful

It’s smart to stay out of the sun especially when it’s directly overhead….

Another great video! Full support as always & Good luck po/Ned 👍👏👍

As a DM myself, i congratulate you for stepping outside your comfort zone, respect young lady, don't stop.

I just want to say again. I love you Ru beauty....!!!!

Here in the US swimming is a survival skill. It can be fun too but it's taught to kids as a life skill.

Great underwater shots :) I found nemo yesterday on my GoPro as well in cebu, such a cool fish to observe 🌊🏝️ enjoy, stay safe out there

My wife and her family are swimmers. Currently her youngest sister is competing and winning in national competitions

I'm looking out my window now at Siquijor from our house ,but too far to see you haha.

My ex was from Lopez Jeana on Mindanao, and didn't know how to swim. When I told her I loved to swim, and I would teach her, she said OK. The next time we went to a pool, I found out she took swimming lessons, so she wouldn't be embarrassed... lol

I would love to travel down from Hong Kong to meet you

great video! thanks for sharing

Awesome video.❤

Hi, where is this place exactly ??

I understand you I'm scared of water myself overcome

be there in July maybe see you soon

I would love to help you with that.

🇲🇽😎🗯️GOOD VIDEO. YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL EYES.

Congratulations Rubeauti for overcoming your fear. My mom taught me how to swim by first teaching me how to float. Many moons later when I was in the US Navy our primary swimming was floating. Afterall, if your ship sinks in the middle the ocean were would you swim to??? .... hehehe You did fantastically. What camera did you use for the undrrwater videos?

Will you look fantastic in the water good job 😊😊😊😊

Great video RB! Very nice. See....You don't need an editor!

Beautiful

My Dad’s best friend taught me how to swim, he made sure I could hang onto the side of the pool and kick my feet. Then he took me into the deep on a air mattress when I was 10 years old, flipped me off of it and took off hollering Swim or Drown. 😱. I learned instantly. As a teenager I was able to earn my Senior Lifesavings Certification from a Red Cross Instructor. It paid off, I have saved 4 people from drowning, 1 person twice due to having a stroke in the pool.

I found it weird my friend didn't know how to swim either, she's good if she can touch bottom, I grew up on a lake and swim like a fish Thanks for sharing Rubeauti

For the longest time I thought all filipinos knew how to swim. Before coming to the US I spent most my time in the ocean. Day,night,sunny, and especially when its raining me and my friends were always in the ocean swimming. My family and the people in our village were all fisherman's in the Visayas so I guess it was only natural for us to know how to. The beaches and the open sea was just as much home to us as the shelter we lived under, but I understand now that a lot of filipinos can't just wake up and walk 500 ft to the beach for a swim especially for the ones that lives in the city, but for some weird reason I atleast thought the majority of filipinos can swim. Also, I hope you overcame your fear. Man I miss seeing all those fishes, I miss chasing them around.😂

It is so unbelievable to me many Filipinos don’t know how to swim. Is it really true? I learned in Canada as a small child. I took swimming lessons for about 8 years. Swimming is such an important life skill.

Glad you’re making YT vids again. It’s been too long. Don’t like the long drawn out Twitch vids or YT live. Too rambling without much point or purpose. Keep it up. Thx.

Hi Rebeauti,Good you are learning snorkeling.Its beautiful and fun! I would love to snorkel with you.A lot of people who live in the islands never learn to swim,its a big mystery.But,a good skill to have,In my dreams I hope to swim with you someday,somewhere over the rainbow,love you forever❤

I almost drowned in a river at 20 yrs old. So I started going to a free public swimming pool every evening after work until I taught myself. A number of times the lifeguards thought I was drowning but I wasn’t. It was my technique. Hahahahaha but I learned.

You are better swimming than you think you are it seems. Siquijor rocks and it’s a great place to see Nemo in real life! Keep at it Rubeauti and before you know it, you will be scuba diving (if you want).

When I was young, my uncle threw me out of his boat and was willing to let me drown! ....luckily some people were close by and they helped me! At that point I made it a point to practice until I learned! ...I have those kind of relatives Lol!!

can I come visit you! Looks so beautiful - the maganda pinay and the fishes

I'd probably try vinegar for the hand. Looks pleasant. Any good scary stories about things that live in the sea?

My Filipina swims like a fish. She is very natural, and she laughs at me, because when I go into the water I sink right to the bottom like a stone. I think many Canadians don't know how to swim because much of the year our lakes are frozen. Just my theory...

Filipinos used to be "The People of The Sea" and Aman Sinaya was their Sea God.

How to swim? Well first off this is true about not panicking. Salt water is the best for practicing floating. relax take long slow deep breaths and just chill soon you will see you are floating. Slowly let the air out breath calmly and you stay afloat. Many people can float and be sleeping. I am one of them that can fall asleep in the water even fresh water. I learned how to swim by the time I was I think 5 or 6 years old. My dad stood 6'2 and went up to his neck with me on his shoulders then threw me in the deep and and said swim or drown. I notice a lot of people swim with their fingers open. Bad choice. Cup your hands close tight your fingers and thumbs and keep them like that as you push off to your sides and you soon learn how to control where you wish to go side to side up and down and even can do under water flips. Now for the legs. Don't spread your legs like you are a frog. Keep them as if you are walking on dry land yet don't bend your knees but maybe now and then a little. Sort of like walking like a straight legged Monster how they walk stiff leg. Then as you paddle with your legs use your feet as fins like you see in videos of people snorkeling and deep diving with fins on. The most important thing to remember is do not try to breath under water. if you are in the water and it is deep and you are not sure what way is up let out a small amount of air and watch where the bubble goes that is going up. Then just swim up and when you reach the top get a couple nice breaths of air and relax. I have been on the swim team and the high dive team while in college. I also took the life guard course and taught others many others how to swim.

Mubuhay Philippines 🇵🇭🤝🇺🇸🤝🇵🇭🌹🌹

Get yourself some swim fins they really help for snorkeling.

Hello Miss Rueauti, If you can walk you can swim, It is easier to learn in a pool first you don`t have the waves or tides, Remember your lungs are your flotation device Fill Them With Air and you will float, and Practice Practice Practice. You will be Surfing Soon:)) Thank You For Sharing!

Mam ganda po dyan❤️

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Wow, it's so beautiful there. I'm from Oklahoma and learned how to swim in a brown water lake called Draper Lake. It wasn't school, it was the family men throwing kids in the water until the kids swim good enough to get out by themselves. 🤣We all swim like fish. Great vids pretty girl. Keep on swimming, the fun is when you can fly underwater. Just remember to hold your breath.

OMG WOW . I think I found the female me .. I’m terrified of water , I can’t swim either. And I love the ocean. My dream is to swim. FLOATING would be nice !! Great job keep up the great videos !!!! From the USA

Maybe you could try some snorkelling footwear(fins) ? I think they would give you more power and confidence snorkelling but also for learning swimming. Swim safe🙏.