Shadowsgirl wrote:He wouldn't have to ask to learn. All he'd need to do is go to a lake and stay in the shallow area and pretty much teach himself. Or break into a swimming pool in the middle of the night, maybe?
Although you do have a point that nothing is set in stone. Until such a time, we are free to debate the matter.
Teach himself? A person who doesn't know how to swim can teach themselves without any help from anybody else? No, I find that unlikly.