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My lab would do the same thing. Loved the water but wouldn't actually swim. We had a camping trip at Lake Chelan. I pulled over on the side of the road and had him follow me. I jumped in the water and started swimming. He jumped in right after I did and hasn't looked back. I can't keep him out of the water anywhere we go. I had heard from different people to actually go in the water with the dog to get them comfortable . It actually worked and it was only one try.