Hello again! I really wish there were some way to continue a dialog in here so I don't have to ask new questions all the time! (Yes, I have seen a "Post a comment" button, but that button seems to appear and disappear at random.) I have learned that the swimming anim in an AO is triggered by being in Linden Water. Other places I have read that the swimming AO is triggered by flying in Linden Water. Well I can't get it to work, regardless. I have tried with 2 different AOs (yes, they both have swimming anims) at 4-5 different beaches, and the swimming AO is not being triggered - not by walking in water and not by flying in water. When I fly, I can see from Firestorm's AO box that it is the AO's fly-anim that is running. I have searched through the Preferences in Firestorm, but can't see any relevant setting. Any ideas? PS - How can I tell if water is Linden water? I assumed the the water at the beaches is Linden water, but can I be sure of that? ------------------- More info: when I am DEEP under water and hit "Home" my avi starts to tread water (still under the surface). When I then press the Up-arrow, my avi swims to the surface, and when it breaks the surface, it starts to fly! I just had a long back-and-forth session with Firestorm InWorld help, and apparantly, this is how swimming works! What good is that? But I have seen people swim at the surface - next time I see that I will ask what AO they have. Thanks for all your help!