Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20170201003940/@comment-25936766-20170305165001

WC-83 wrote: Something I forgot in the dislikes is that he has a very primal fear of drowning due to past experience, as if he gets into water of any significant depth he'll sink like a stone. I assume you mean "and if"? Because I know multiple people who are very fat and/or big and yet can swim without issue.

...In fact, let me tell you something: Weight is meaningless underwater. Why do you think whales, who weight many times more than Gwyn, can swim without issue?

If he is afraid of drowning, it makes sense that would make him a terrible swimmer and thus sink fast. But if he's afraid of drowning because he sinks fast then it makes no sense, because being big and heavy doesn't mean you sink fast.