Bonnie Tyler learnt to swim during lockdown last year Credit: Sam Furlong/SWNS A dip in a swimming pool on a sunny day or a gentle bike ride are simple pleasures that most of us take for granted. But what happens if you go your whole life without learning these skills – and then decide to take one up? This was the case for Bonnie Tyler, who recently announced that she has learnt to swim at the age of 69. The singer had to be saved by her husband after she fell off the back of a yacht in the Algarve almost a decade ago, and almost drowned. Despite the frightening experience, she didn’t learn to swim until the pandemic hit. Locked down in Portugal, and with spare time on her hands, she decided it was time to conquer her fear of the water.