12/10/13 12/10/13

Sandy, 68, "A dream come true"

I had polio as a child. I fully recovered, but it took a couple of years. When other kids were learning to swim, I was too weak to participate.

12/1/13 12/1/13

Jerry, 39, "Drowning has no prejudice"

This is one of the many things about drowning that scares me: Drowning has no prejudice. The water doesn't care if you are young, old, athletic, lazy, thin, fat, black, white, rich, poor, gay, straight, smart, successful or popular.

11/12/13 11/12/13

Update on Resa! Mother and Son bonding :)

I don't know which one of us had more fun; we all found so much joy while interacting with so few words. What an incredible experience- watching mother and son using the water as a medium to foster their relationship. Life is good.

11/8/13 11/8/13

Resa, 51, "Family Fun for a Very Special Family"

I met Resa a couple years ago when she brought her son, Jack (now 12), to me for a swim lesson. I spent the better part of that half hour working on desensitizing him and just trying to get him into the pool. Jack has autism, is non-verbal and is a member of a very special family. I'm always amazed at the ripple effect of autism on families.