I guess it was just handed down..my mom was fear of it I am and my two children do not know how to swim but they are not in fear of it either..They do get in the pools..I am not that scared that I wont get in but if its above my tummy I Hyperventilate.LOL...
I won't get into water I can't see the bottom of . I love the ocean but I won't get in it. Lol