The sound you make when using cold water is the first thing no one tells you. A sharp intake of…
Browsing: early swimming
Around eleven in the morning on a weekday, a certain silence falls over a community pool. Half-watching, the lifeguards lean…
Teenagers who are near water exhibit a certain level of confidence that is largely unrelated to their actual swimming ability.…
Some people visit the pool in January, complete four laps, and then give up by February. It’s possible that swimming’s…
You can see them right away if you walk into any community pool on a Tuesday morning. The fresh swimmers.…
Around the fourth length of a swim, when the world outside your goggles fades into a gentle, meaningless blur, a…
After a long swim, there’s a certain smell that sticks to hair a subtle, metallic tang that doesn’t quite go…
The majority of drowning incidents are preceded by a specific sound that isn’t screaming. It’s quiet. Even though lifeguards and…
Every time, the water appears calmer than it actually is. Standing at the edge of a reservoir or a flooded…
In adult swim lessons, there is a specific type of panic that almost always stems from breathing. Not the actual…