With wet tiles beneath feet, echoes resonating off the ceiling, and kids lined up in bright swim caps, their energy vibrating like a densely packed…
Teachers and therapists have been paying more attention to what happens when neurodiverse kids get in the water in recent years. The outcomes have been remarkab
The most striking aspect of a typical Saturday morning at a municipal pool is not the sharp smell of chlorine or the reverberating laughter, but…
Adults clutching towels, travel mugs, and a quiet determination that feels remarkably similar across age groups fill the leisure center parking lot just before
It wasn’t a dramatic moment when I realized something had changed. A group of kids pressed their faces against the fence during a hot afternoon…
Families who have spent enough afternoons sitting on damp benches watching restless bodies finally move with purpose often notice a strikingly similar shift in behavior…
Children’s fear seldom manifests itself dramatically, but in the vicinity of pools, it manifests itself in remarkably similar ways: stiff shoulders, eyes fixed on the…
Adults typically observe emotional rather than intellectual responses during a swim lesson, such as hesitancy at the pool’s edge or an excessively tight grip on…
The schedule of youth sports has grown congested and noisy. Every year, new leagues emerge, uniform costs rise, and sidelines are crowded with parents haggling…
Swimming used to be thought of in the same way as weekend soccer or piano lessons, which parents enjoyed but put off when their schedules…