After the final practice whistle, there’s a certain type of silence on the swim club deck. With half-wrapped towels and…
Browsing: Swimming
Swim lessons have existed in that uncomfortable limbo between necessity and luxury for a long time. Parents are aware of…
When a child leaves a swim class on their own for the first time, most parents notice something. The towel…
Every Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. the same four families gather at a small public pool in a suburb outside of…
If you spend any time near a community pool on a weekend morning, you’ll notice a certain sound: a parent…
When a 4 years old lets go of the wall for the first time, they have a certain expression on…
In nearly every mid-sized town, you can stand outside a community pool at 6:45 p.m. on any given Tuesday and…
A Saturday morning at any community pool is the best time to witness the subtle change in parents’ perspectives on…
The sense of smell of chlorine on a child’s skin in early May has a distinctly British quality. You see…
At first, it was simple to miss the shift. A few years ago. A Saturday morning at most community pools…