If you study alot abour water and the Antartica, then what if you fell in the icy cold water. What would you do? Do you

Question: If you study alot abour water and the Antartica, then what if you fell in the icy cold water. What would you do? Do you know how to swim
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  antarctica,
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  swim,
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Asked by tanyaxxx to Nuala on 29 Jun 2012.
- Nuala Carson answered on 29 Jun 2012:
  
  Hey tanyaxxx,
  
  Yeah i do know how to swim so that would be the problem if i fell into water around Antarctica. Unless i was wearing the proper equipment the coldness of the water would actually kill me pretty quickly. I have heard that the shock of entering such cold water can actually send your body into shock and you cant control your breathing. You take such short shape breaths that you drown really easily. Not very nice stiff so lets try and not fall into really cold water!

Question: If you study alot abour water and the Antartica, then what if you fell in the icy cold water. What would you do? Do you know how to swim