The following is of my opinions only.  If you don't like it, delete it.

I'm sorry to disapoint, but Akane is either a mentally or psychologically impaired, has an
incredible mental block in her psyche, preventing her from using common sense some of the
time, or she's been hypnotized to be stupid about swimming.  There is a swimming contest
in the manga between Hinako and Akane, and from some casual remark, Akane finally learns
that you can't breath underwater.   I'm serious.  All of her other attempts has had her
taking a deep breath underwater to help her swim.  Afterwards, when she realizes that you
can't breath underwater (unless you have gills, and if Akane does, then she's more of an
idiot then I thought if she can't use them) she takes a huge gulp of air, goes under the
water, and then blows all of it out like a balloon.  For the singular purpose of pushing
her towards the surface of the water.  That's when she realizes how to swim.  (like a
retard)  Of course, she starts sinking again, she merely repeats the process for her style
of swimming.  (Tendo Akane School of Martial Arts Swimming Technique: Porcupine Fish
Octopus Stroke!)

At any rate, no, Negative Buoyancy is not the reason at all, or not the singular reason,
as to why she can't swim.  Of course, there was that one time in the manga, where, trying
to save someone, she jumps into the ocean and sinks like a rock.  Don't remember when
though, but I do remember that particalur scene.  However, since this version of Akane is
actually learning to no longer be a Pavlovian 'Attack Ranma if your incredibly embarrassed
or if placed into an uncomfortable situation,' and is actually learning, albeit slowly and
stupidly (no 16 year old that I know is that psychologically disturbed, of course Nabiki
and Kasumi are the only characters where I've met people like them in real life) she might
actually be able to learn how to swim.

And no, I'm not trying to be insulting throughout this entire message, or at least I hope
I'm not.  I personally, and my friends as well, use such comments quite often, so I
sincerely apologize if I do offend anyone.

--CCMax

  "Hunger makes me irritable.  Where's the damn food!!"
            --Personal friend.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Haynie Jr." <kenjiko2@knology.net>
To: "ffml" <ffml@anifics.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 6:45 PM
Subject: [FFML] [Ranma] Girl Days Part 18, teaser

 "No, Ranma.  Part of getting trained by you has... well, I
realise now that I just naturally sink.  Kasumi found out something
about it-- it's a medical condition called negative bouyancy.  I
really can't ever learn to swim.  But maybe lying in the shallow end
is ok for me."

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