im a bit late here but i would like to point out that for a very long time most seamen couldnt swim either especially th

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nancy-mitrione — 9 years ago(June 05, 2016 04:18 PM)

Fast forward to 2016 in the Northeast where pools, lakes and beaches are nearby, however, every year I hear about a poor teenager that has drowned because they never learned how to swim.

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Wombstar — 9 years ago(July 02, 2016 05:52 PM)

living in a water world doesn't mean everyone can swim, you still have to be taught.
Do you moan about people in 2016 who can't drive? it's pretty much the same complaint.

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slon45 — 9 years ago(August 16, 2016 10:18 PM)

Enola was found in a basket, presumably only a few years old. Since then she has been living on the atoll. Since kids tend to learn to swim a few years into their life (or later), Enola should have been just as likely to learn how to swim as anyone else living on the atoll.
If anything, the reason she doesn't know is that nobody got around to teaching her yet. Mariner does that during the movie. So it's not that much of a plot hole, just not for the reasons people think: the fact that she was born on dry land likely had nothing to do with it.