Comment on Is possible to learn to swim, just by reading a lot about it?
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Probably. Take it to the shallow part of a pool (where you can stand up if you need to) and practice until you are comfortable trying more.
Also, watch some videos. I think it’s easier to learn something like swimming by watching others than by reading about it.
douglasg14b@lemmy.world 4 days ago
That practice isn’t just reading or watching to learn. That practice is the motor skill development necessary to apply what you have learned.
Which means the answer would still be no because you are cheating by practicing. You did not just learn about it by watching videos and reading, You learned about it through development of motor skills through practice.
You have not “learned to swim” by only reading & watching at that point. You have learned to swim the way everyone else does, but being in water and practicing.
Which is opposite to the presented problem.