I was ten years old when my uncle loaded my brothers and me onto an inner tube at a beach near our childhood home in Jamaica. My uncle pushed us into the water, and we squealed. “One more time,” I said, not wanting the fun to end. Then, in an instant, I slipped beneath the...
Each May, National Water Safety Month brings attention to the importance of swim education: drowning prevention, and safe experiences around water. Part of my advocacy for swimming as a life skills and water safety comes from my own near drowning experience years ago. I understand personally how frightening water can feel and find it profoundly...
