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It has been reported that Sandra Bullock fell into a lake and cut her forehead on a stone as a child, which caused her to develop a fear of water. Nevertheless, she learned to dive to prepare for her role in 'The Proposal', in which she had to spend hours underwater.
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In 2011, Mendes purchased a house with a large pool, but she has not been using it as she cannot swim. In an interview, she expressed her interest in learning how to swim.
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Will Smith has admitted to having a lifelong fear of water and refrains from entering water where his feet cannot touch the ground. However, he recently conquered his fear and learned to scuba dive, and even made a video titled 'Facing My Greatest Fear.'
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In 2000 the singer wrote a song called 'I Can't Swim', where he says: "I hate water. I never learned to swim, Put me down! Let go of my leg! I hate water! I can't swim!"
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It's ironic that Carmen Electra, the lead in 'Baywatch' where she acts as a first aid rescuer to those in the water, in real life wouldn't be much help. She confessed that being near a body of water causes her panic attacks.
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Fortunately, John Legend's sons have learned to swim before him. The singer has joked that he will learn to swim before he turns 60, just like his father.
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Despite spending a significant amount of time on beaches and wearing bathing suits, Marilyn Monroe never learned to swim. Even during the filming of the movie 'Something's Gotta Give,' when George Cukor directed her to get in the water, she replied, "I don't know how to swim, you know?"
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The singer suffers from ichthyophobia, the fear of fish. In fact, she has said that she is afraid of sea creatures in general. So you won't easily see Rihanna swimming around.
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Until 2011 Oprah did not know how to swim because she was afraid of the water, however, that same year she enrolled in swimming classes. It is unknown if she managed to overcome her fear.
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Swift is said to not know how to swim. Even her best friend and professional swimmer, Abigail Anderson, once said, "I've never seen her in a pool."
Swimming is a skill that most parents want to teach their children in case they ever find themselves in deep water, and since we live in a world that is 70% water, it's not a bad idea.
That said, water - particularly deep water and the sea - is still scary, for some more than others. We present you with a list of stars who cannot swim.
