Around four in the afternoon, a certain kind of silence descends upon a children’s swimming pool. A parent half-watching from…
Browsing: swim confidence
Most adults experience an odd phenomenon when they attempt to float on their backs for the first time. The body…
The harsh fluorescent lights, the smell of chlorine that clings to your jacket for hours afterward, the echoes of small…
It makes sense that the majority of discussions about TikTok and children have been negative. For the past few years,…
On a weekday afternoon, a certain sound can be heard inside a public swimming pool: the muffled echo of an…
Just before the toddler classes start on a weekday morning, a certain silence descends over a public pool. The water…
Around four in the afternoon, just after the lap swimmers have left and before the evening rush begins, a certain…
I first became aware that something had changed when I was observing a mother doing nothing at a community pool…
Almost every Saturday morning at a community pool in Bristol or Manchester, you can observe a little custom. Half-asleep and…
After a lengthy lesson, children get a certain look when they climb out of a pool. Eyes slightly glassy, towel…