After a long afternoon at the public pool, a child will make a specific sound that sounds like a half-whine,…
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At six in the morning, a pool makes a certain noise. A coach’s voice echoing flat over the water, lane…
On the hottest day of the year, a certain silence descends upon a reservoir. The silence of warning signs that…
Some people arrive at the pool with a bottle of water, a towel, and a small wince as they descend…
When a doctor says the word “exercise” people with knee pain experience a certain kind of dread. It seems contradictory.…
The sound you make when using cold water is the first thing no one tells you. A sharp intake of…
Around eleven in the morning on a weekday, a certain silence falls over a community pool. Half-watching, the lifeguards lean…
Teenagers who are near water exhibit a certain level of confidence that is largely unrelated to their actual swimming ability.…
Some people visit the pool in January, complete four laps, and then give up by February. It’s possible that swimming’s…
You can see them right away if you walk into any community pool on a Tuesday morning. The fresh swimmers.…