@Natasha_Jay Hey, look, it's Nessie!
@Natasha_Jay I've not seen domestic cats play in water like that - tigers, yes, but not domestic cats.
I *have* seen a kitten jump onto a waterlily leaf, apparently to get closer to a goldfish, and be very surprised when it turned out that the leaf wasn't solid and didn't support its weight. The kitten learned to swim *very* quickly.
depends on the cat - the breeds with East/ SE Asian ancestry (Siamese, Bengal etc) often do like water, provided its not excessively cold!