Around the fourth lap of a person’s first swim lesson, a certain type of panic appears. It’s just a tightening…
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Most mornings in February, the water at Pells Pool is about fifteen degrees, which might not seem like much until…
As soon as you enter the changing room and make your way to the pool deck, you are hit by…
When it comes to pool workouts, there is a certain kind of skepticism that typically originates from those who have…
Around six in the morning, before the lifeguards have fully awakened, a certain silence falls over a public pool, with…
You’ll probably hear the same confession from any marathon runner who has jumped into a pool for the first time…
When the water is ten degrees and the sky above Tooting Bec appears to be about to collapse, it takes…
When a parent suddenly types “is it safe to” into Google and waits, half-dreading the results, there’s a specific type…
About four seconds after stepping into cold water for the first time, a beginner has a certain expression on their…
At seven in the morning in February, a certain kind of silence descends upon a British beach. A few cars…