There is a world of difference between swimming with flipper and without flippers.
If he was that bad a swimmer, going out on a paddle board at night without a personal flotation device shows a Darwininan lack of judgement. Then again, perhaps, as a woman was involved, some sort of sexual tension might have overridden any judgement.
“as a woman was involved, some sort of sexual tension might have overridden any judgement”
Yeah, you’re not getting lucky tonight if you are a man and you have to wear “floaties”.