According to Ibn Siren, it is better to wake up after swimming one ~ way to safety than to regain consciousness while still struggling in the water. Swimming: Will challenge an opponent and defeat him.-ruler dreaming that he wishes to swim in the sea but the latter is agitated: He will fight another chief. If he crosses the sea by swimming-in the dream- , he will defeat his opponent.-scholar swimming in the sea: Will acquire more learning. Swimming on the shore: Will go to jail and remain there inasmuch as the swimming was easy or difficult or strong or weak.