Having your character be able to swim means adding an entirely new form of gameplay that's usually boring, annoying and nowhere near worth it.

In media, death by drowning is a horrible, protracted ordeal. The victim flails against the uncaring water and screams for help again and again.

The Drowning Pit trope as used in popular culture. Slightly less perilous than a Lava Pit or Shark Pool but menacing nonetheless, the victim is Locked in a ...

The Drowning My Sorrows trope as used in popular culture. When characters get frustrated or are in shock, they need a freaking drink. But when they are …

The Stop Drowning and Stand Up trope as used in popular culture. Bob, who is unable to swim, falls into the water and starts flailing around in panic, …

Drowning By Numbers is a typically strange comedy-drama film directed by Peter Greenaway in 1988, starring Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, ...

Super Not Drowning Skills happens when characters don't (or are very unlikely to) have this ability, but can survive underwater for an indefinite time anyway.

It was relatively common to drown unwanted, usually young, pets. This has fallen out of practice in exchange for better pregnancy preventative measures.

drowning, drowning is an RPG Maker game made by NomnomNami. While at the beach, the human girl Maia encounters a playful nymph named Amphithoe, ...

Some people think drowning is a peaceful, painless way to die. I think it must be horrible and terrifying having your lungs fill with water while you gag ...