When a lifeguard begins jogging toward the water and the tannoy crackles, a certain kind of dread descends upon a…
Browsing: Swimming
When a child becomes quiet near water, a parent feels a certain kind of dread. You’re not concerned about the…
Parents of infants who swim frequently learn to recognize a certain sound: the slap of tiny palms against the surface,…
Most parents don’t give water safety much thought for the first time during a swim lesson. It usually occurs after…
Every June, as the weather turns and paddling pools emerge from garden sheds, search interest in toddler water safety tends…
The first beach trip of an English summer has an almost ritualistic quality. Someone forgets to pack sunscreen until they…
A parent’s voice rising half an octave as they search the shoreline for a small head that was only there…
In the thirty minutes before someone gets into trouble, a certain kind of silence descends upon a British beach. Nothing…
A beginner eventually stops fighting the water, usually around the third or fourth lesson. It doesn’t occur all at once.…
There’s a certain noise that beach towns make in late June, a combination of car doors slamming, kids yelling, and…