The sheer size of Tooting Bec Lido is the first thing that strikes you when you stand at its edge…
Browsing: Swimming Skills
The line outside Hampton Pool moves slowly on a warm Saturday in Bushy Park, with kids pulling at the gate…
On a Saturday morning, you can hear a certain sound at any public pool: the squeak of tiny fingers grappling…
Every May, a little ritual takes place in homes all over the nation. From the loft, suitcases descend. Flip-flops from…
London uses its past to market itself. The galleries, the palaces, and the guard changes. If you spend a week…
On the first warm Saturday of summer, a certain kind of chaos takes place at a public pool. Parents struggling…
On a Saturday morning at a public pool, anyone with kids will be able to identify a specific sound. Tiny…
When a 4 years old lets go of the wall for the first time, they have a certain expression on…
Swim instructors use almost reverent language when discussing a certain moment. A child who has been holding onto the pool…
Splashing, screaming, and the occasional dispute over who touched the wall first are all part of the unique silence that…