You notice a certain type of silence at a kids’ swim class. The sound of palms slapping on water, the…
Browsing: Swimming
When you arrive at a community pool on a Saturday morning, the noise is the first thing you notice. Though…
A parent watches a four-year-old wearing oversized goggles inch toward the instructor’s extended arms while kneeling by the edge with…
When a parent briefly loses sight of their child, a certain kind of silence descends over a backyard pool. It…
You can learn something from the parking lot of any local recreation center in Manchester or Bristol that the official…
In a morning if you drive by any suburban strip mall, you’ll probably see one: a swim school nestled between…
If you stroll by any suburban recreation center on a Saturday morning, you’ll notice something that wasn’t around twenty years…
After spending enough afternoons by a community pool, you begin to recognize a certain type of child. They want to…
On a weekday evening, there’s a certain silence at a community pool. A softer version of the world, not exactly…
When a quiet child lets go of the wall and floats on her own for the first time, you realize…