Top Ten Open Water Swimming-related Fears

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The Top Ten

1 Bathophobia - fear of depth (Swimming Over Deep Water)

2 Autophobia - fear of being alone (Swimming in open waters alone and even away from land)

3 Cryophobia - fear of cold (Extremely cold waters)

4 Ichthyophobia - Fear of Fish

5 Ostraconophobia - Fear of Shellfish

6 Thalassophobia - fear of the sea

7 Galeophobia - fear of sharks

8 Limnophobia- fear of lakes

9 Cnidophobia - fear of stings

10 Submechanophobia - fear of man made objects underwater