Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We swim for pleasure, for exercise and for healing. But humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not natural-born swimmers. We had to learn. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; now, in the twenty-first century, swimming is one of the most popular activities in the world. Bonnie Tsui, an avid swimmer, shares some unusual stories with fellow swimmer Doug Miller and answers the question of why we swim.
"To live deliberately as a swimmer means you are a seeker; a chaser of the ocean’s blue corduroy, a follower of river veins.”
—Bonnie Tsui
We swim for pleasure, for exercise and for healing. But humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not natural-born swimmers. We had to learn. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; now, in the twenty-first century, swimming is one of the most popular activities in the world. Bonnie Tsui, an avid swimmer, shares some unusual stories with fellow swimmer Doug Miller and answers the question of why we swim.
"To live deliberately as a swimmer means you are a seeker; a chaser of the ocean’s blue corduroy, a follower of river veins.”
—Bonnie Tsui
