Is swimming like riding a bike?

Question

if u've stopped swimming for a very long time is it possible to forget how to smim or looses some skills.

Answer 1

I dont think so... I have stopped swimming for a while, and I can just pick it right back up when I go to the beach.....

Answer 2

Swimming has some similarities to riding a bike that you will remember how to do the basics, but being out of the water even a few days will set back your fitness level as a competitive swimmer.  The good thing is you can build your endurance back to where it was.

Answer 3

Yes, it's very likely. I'm a swimmer, and I know when I go on vacation and come back, I'm slower and have lost my rhythm.

That's for competitive swimming, not leisurely like at the pool and beach.

Answer 4

You won't forget how to swim, but you'll have to work on regaining that old stamina. It'll take a while before getting back in top form.

Answer 5

Yes it happens I'm a competitive swimmer and i was practicing my tumbles.Id got them down to a T and then i went on a 3 week safari and when i came back i had lost my ability to perform a perfect tumble.