Swimming pool

San Antonio Escapade By Kirstine Arcayan This summer I went to a percentage of places and did a bunch of things. I will tell you what I have done this amazing summer in San Antonio, Texas. Moreover, I visited San Antonio with my family and some of my friends. One of the things we did there is we went to the Riverwalk. We went there when it was dark, so the lights looked very bright and sparkly. We saw all of the colorful and bright lights under the starry night sky. At the Riverwalk there was…

One hot summer day in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, I lay outside with my Aunt Tracy’s step daughter Janessa, and cousin Jordyn who was three. Jordyn is splashing around in the freezing cold baby pool, laughing every time she would splash one of us. Of course, when we check the time it is around 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Janessa and I had been talking about hanging out with one of her friends from the area, so we texted Jillian to see what was going on tonight. The Redwood Valley fair was going on…

My experience with Holz Lake was unique to say the least, from leaking waders to completely falling into the water it was all a very hands on activity. Coming to SES one of the things I was most excited for was the pond profile. All of the teachers said, “Don’t feel bad if you fall into the pond, it happens every year.” Hearing this, I knew I would likely be the student to fall into the pond. I’m just that clumsy; however I planned to be very cautious during every visit to the pond. Our…

In this video olympic swimming athlete Bennet Clark demonstrates a race start with the help of his Cal swim team coach and the laws of physics! Clark’s dive can be related back to Newtons 1st law of motion. This law states that “An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and direction, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force” In this video the athlete is at rest when he is first on the starting block. He is being acted upon by normal force…

Lifeguards: At the beach and the pool there is lifeguards on duty. They are on duty from 8:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M. With having lifeguards it will keep the guests safe. Parents will be happy to let their kids out to swim knowing there is someone looking out. All lifeguards are CPR and have been trained to be lifeguards. This will help the hotel get more guest because most hotels in the area do not have lifeguards. This is an important thing to have at all places where there is a risk with water.…

pumped and ready to get swimming. This was a harsh morning to come along. My decision all came along when my mom exclaimed some things about getting and being active for the summer and it all came to sense a perfect way summer swim I didn’t know what to think I guess you could say I was just a tad bit nervous. Never too much before this had I had very much experience with this subject. As the morning went on blurs of memory came to mind about those unadvanced swimming lessons I had took to…

In “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, a book written by Benjamin Alire Saenz, Aristotle Mendoza and Dante Quintana are two fifteen year old boys living in El Paso, Texas. One day, when going to the pool, Aristotle, or Ari, meets Dante who offers to teach him how to swim. After this encounter, the boy’s friendship bloomed, and they grew closer and closer, putting aside their differences in personalities and developing a great relationship. In the beginning of the book,…

I had to jump. With freezing cold water beneath me, trembling legs, and the sun in my eyes; I did it, I jumped, and it was one of the most exhilarating feelings I had ever experienced. It was the summer of 2015, on a Saturday, and I was out swimming with my friend Janee and her aunt Tracy. Janee and Aunt Tracy decided that we should go Ledge jumping. I didn’t want to put down their idea, so I hesitantly agreed to it. I tried to sound enthusiastic and calm about the whole thing, but my mind…

Tips for surfing: how to get started in Stand-Up Paddle? The Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) is the physical activity of more complete basis that I propose in the method Surf Therapy . SUP makes skiing standing on water accessible to all. We speak here only of the SUP on the flat. In the right conditions, with the right equipment and the right support, anyone can get to skim over the water on a SUP from the first session! Prerequisites: You must know how to swim and know only stand to introduce you to…

illustrate the types of volunteerism I participated in I have included only several of the many activities I participated in throughout my college career. Once, I volunteered to usher special needs swimmers along with their unified partners to and from the pool during a Special Olympics swim meet. Back in the bullpen, I also ensured that the athletes remained calm…