Why We SwimAn immersive, unforgettable, and eye opening perspective on swimmingand on human behavior itself. We swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha infested rivers to test our limits. We swim for pleasure, for exercise, for healing. But humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not natural born swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; now, in the twenty first century, swimming is one of the most popular