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Baffles me too. All you have to do is kick your feet back and forth and either paddle or do that swim move with your arms. All you have to do is watch one person swim for like 20 seconds and you should be able to mimic the movements well enough to not sink and at least swim at a slow speed. If all else fails, just start playing "dog" where you pretend to be a dog who has to run on all fours...and just like that, bam you're doggy paddling. I was able to doggy paddle successfully the first time I ever tried to swim...and I was only like 7.