During a swimming vacation, there is a point between the third and fourth day when you begin to view the…
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Seven-year-olds are waiting their turn to push off in a row along the edge of a shallow pool at a…
At practically every public pool during the summer, there’s a moment that subtly reveals everything. Watching their child wade farther…
Around the end of the previous winter, a friend of mine in Wandsworth began discussing swimming lessons in the same…
On a weekday afternoon silence descends upon a public pool there are whistles, the sporadic shriek, and the sound of…
The warm, chlorinated air greets you as soon as you enter a south London recreation center on a Saturday morning.…
In April, practically every department store has a small but telling moment. With a tiny floral two-piece in one hand…
The sheer size of Tooting Bec Lido is the first thing that strikes you when you stand at its edge…
The line outside Hampton Pool moves slowly on a warm Saturday in Bushy Park, with kids pulling at the gate…
On a Saturday morning, you can hear a certain sound at any public pool: the squeak of tiny fingers grappling…