Life at the Pool

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Even most swimming teachers don't understand the nonchalance rule. They get excited. "You're blowing bubbles!" they gush. "LOOK AT SCOTTY BLOW BUBBLES!!"

"Look at those kids over there!" I'd scoff, pointing to the other lessons. "Look at 'em! They're blowing bubbles!" I'd laugh. "You guys already know how to swim! Let's go home!" I teased, climbing out, pretending to dry off.

"[Kim] the Serial Swim Lesson Lady" is what we called her at the Kentucky quarry where I worked. During guard shifts, we saw her gliding through the quarry's smooth, clear water. That didn't stop Kim from hand-selecting high school and college boys to "work on her stroke."

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Life at the Pool

Our teens teach swim lessons - the royalty of summer employment. I stand in the yard every morning watching them drive away, burning with envy. That used to be me, so I know what I'm missing. I rocked. I could teach a flying monkey to swim.

I learned t...

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