[AnAmericanMother]

I agree. Looking at the video from the point of view of a WSI/Lifeguard, he can *barely* swim -- and the thing that hasn't been noted is that he's wearing FLIPPERS - in a pool!

If you can barely swim with flippers on, you have absolutely no chance if you spill unexpectedly off a paddleboard in open water - with no lifejacket.

It's a shame, but often the learning swimmer overestimates his ability more than somebody who doesn't swim at all.

[Nifster]

True that