Parvathy G·Feb 3I want to swim like a fishSwim like a fish — that has always been a dream. Somehow I have always felt calmer and comfortable in water, but also super scared. And…
InWe are Salt & LightbyJade Shines Light·May 26, 2024Sink or swim: why learning to swim can be a life-saving venturePhoto by Zeny Rosalina on Unsplash
Mathuri·Oct 10, 2022Learning to Swim as an adultIt really is never too late to learn. I know this might sound cliche, but this comes from a middle aged woman who finally overcame her…A response icon2A response icon2
Deborah·Jan 19, 2022Swimming Class Day 24:05 pm, I walk to the pool and just go in, I see Christine swim towards me, and Karen smiles at me. Do you want to swim without …
Lisa Fitzgerald·Dec 16, 2021I Learned to Swim and Ski-At the Wonderful Age of 53This year is a big one for me, not as a milestone number year; but rather, I accomplished two big achievements from my dream list. I…A response icon4A response icon4
Jada Gomez·Jun 3, 2021Swimming, My Adult Extracurricular ActivityLearning how to move underwater around tiny swimmers taught me that it’s okay to give a new thing a tryA response icon4A response icon4
Jacque Cochran·Feb 21, 2021Stop fear from stopping youAs I sat on the edge of the pool, I watched the instructor tell 6 year old Charlie, kick, Charlie kick, kick, kick. “Good job Charlie,”…
Ronélle Hart·Nov 20, 2020Facing frailty.I had to cancel last week’s swimming lesson: I was as sick as the proverbial dog with some gastric virus. (Where does that saying come…
Ronélle Hart·Oct 27, 2020On not holding my breath.“Three words I tell my students about what to remember about breathing when swimming: ‘Don’t Hold It!’ Thus spake my swimming teacher…