In a British backyard, there’s a certain sound that heralds summer and it’s not birdsong. It’s the slow groan of…
Browsing: Pools
On a Saturday morning, you can see them if you stroll by any community pool. Bright pink and electric blue…
There is a certain time in almost every public pool in the country, usually around 7 a.m. on a weekday.…
The custom is familiar to anyone who learned to swim prior to the late 1990s. For the remainder of the…
It’s always the first warm weekend of the year. You can see them if you drive through nearly any suburban…
You can learn something from the parking lot of any local recreation center in Manchester or Bristol that the official…
Anyone who has seen a child learn to swim will be able to identify a specific moment. A fleeting moment of serenity, a sort of settling, appears on their face i
Swim instructors use almost reverent language when discussing a certain moment. A child who has been holding onto the pool…
Splashing, screaming, and the occasional dispute over who touched the wall first are all part of the unique silence that…
Almost every beginner swim class has a turning point around the third or fourth lesson. A week ago, the child…