Indoor pools now bustle with constant activity on weeknights and early weekend mornings, with a scene remarkably similar in every…
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Children’s fear seldom manifests itself dramatically, but in the vicinity of pools, it manifests itself in remarkably similar ways: stiff…
Swimming used to be thought of in the same way as weekend soccer or piano lessons, which parents enjoyed but…
The parking lots outside the community pools are more crowded on weeknights than they were in the past. Not with…
No one lists the secret skill on college applications, and there is no certificate for it. It is learned in…
In a scene that has become remarkably familiar in recent years, children shuffle toward the pool with towels trailing the…
The pool sounds different from the rest of the recreation center on a weekday afternoon. Don’t whistle. No yelled directions…
When bodies move slowly, deliberately, and without urgency, water folds back on itself to create a layered sound that is…
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…