Swim skill question.
 

Im lvl 18 now, and besides the 8 points i put into swimming never ever seen a skillup, and ive swam quite a lot... am i doing something wrong?

side question - wheres the closest vendor/bank from Guk for a wood elf?

Gypsy canp in sro vendors. Freeport bank.

I too have not gotten any skillups in swimming. There is a thread about it in bugs section.

Check bug forums. The swim skill problem is a known issue.