[Avodah] Swimming

[Rich, Joel]

> AFAIK they didn't. I know that my zeide never taught my father to swim,
> and nor did my elter-zeide teach my zeide, and I'm pretty sure that goes
> back many generations, and nobody seems to have raised an objection from
> the gemara in kiddushin, probably because it's not brought down
> lehalacha.
> Zev Sero

But why wasn't it? It appears as a yesh omrim in the braita which is
brought down in the rosh and rif? Shouldn't it be at least a very good
eitzah to be choshesh for?

KT
Joel Rich