The most striking aspect of a typical Saturday morning at a municipal pool is not the sharp smell of chlorine…
Browsing: swim confidence
When observing young swimmers closely, the first thing that strikes one is not their speed or endurance but rather the…
It wasn’t a dramatic moment when I realized something had changed. A group of kids pressed their faces against the…
Families who have spent enough afternoons sitting on damp benches watching restless bodies finally move with purpose often notice a…
Children’s fear seldom manifests itself dramatically, but in the vicinity of pools, it manifests itself in remarkably similar ways: stiff…
The parking lots outside the community pools are more crowded on weeknights than they were in the past. Not with…
There was no loud announcement of the shift. It took place early in the morning, when the rest of the…
In a scene that has become remarkably familiar in recent years, children shuffle toward the pool with towels trailing the…
Children who are shy usually show up early, stand near their parents, and watch the water with an interest that…
First come the sounds of a children’s swim lesson: small hands rhythmically slapping water, instructions reverberating off tile, and a…