I can't swim. I really REALLY want to learn how though cause I LOVE the water. We go to the river once a month and I want to learn how really bad. My brother is 29 and he told me he'd teach me how, but I'm so shy and there's always other people swimming where we go and I feel dorky out there trying to learn in front of all those strangers so I won't really give him a chance to teach me.

Is it hard to learn after you get oldeR??? How long does it usually take to learn? I desperately want to learn how--use to when I was little I didn't want to take swimming lessons. My mom wanted me to but I didn't want to and now I wish I had of, but I didn't so I can't change that now