diff --git a/components/esm3/loadskil.hpp b/components/esm3/loadskil.hpp
index 9cae87903c..d8e365aca1 100644
--- a/components/esm3/loadskil.hpp
+++ b/components/esm3/loadskil.hpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace ESM
             Speechcraft_Fail = 1,
             Armorer_Repair = 0,
             Athletics_RunOneSecond = 0,
-            Athletics_SwimOneSecond = 0,
+            Athletics_SwimOneSecond = 1,
 
         };
 
diff --git a/files/data/scripts/omw/skillhandlers.lua b/files/data/scripts/omw/skillhandlers.lua
index f6a8ec4248..57fc224cee 100644
--- a/files/data/scripts/omw/skillhandlers.lua
+++ b/files/data/scripts/omw/skillhandlers.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ local Skill = core.stats.Skill
 -- @field #number Speechcraft_Fail 1
 -- @field #number Armorer_Repair 0
 -- @field #number Athletics_RunOneSecond 0
--- @field #number Athletics_SwimOneSecond 0
+-- @field #number Athletics_SwimOneSecond 1
 
 ---
 -- Table of valid sources for skill increases
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ return {
             Speechcraft_Fail = 1,
             Armorer_Repair = 0,
             Athletics_RunOneSecond = 0,
-            Athletics_SwimOneSecond = 0,
+            Athletics_SwimOneSecond = 1,
         },
         
         --- Trigger a skill level up, activating relevant handlers