Originally posted by Fenrir (lone wolf):

i suggest just not swimming if avoidable. even at 100 it's still shockingly bad. as with many skills that are stamina intensive in the game the difference between 0 and 100 is so minuscule. i really wish they'd add a perk every 25 levels like like less stamina drain then faster swim speed, ability to regain stamina while treading water and then no stamina drain ect.

A perk system with a skill tree that could be reset (for a cost) would be sweet!