As my daughters prepared to return to school last January, I reviewed our schedule. My fourth grader and kindergartener were ...

In 2011, I received a call that is every parent’s nightmare. My beautiful, sweet, smart 12-year-old daughter Jenny, who had gone to a friend’s birthday party, had been rushed to the hospital. She ...

There was something in the air last evening at the pool, something more than the smell of chlorine and the shrieks of young children. There was nervous energy for the first swim team practice. Our ...

When I first “moved up” to the Gold Group on my club team, my coach sat our entire training group down in front of a whiteboard. “If one person answers this question correctly,” she said, “the entire ...

For someone who is 155 pounds, 30 minutes of vigorous lap swimming can burn 360 calories, per Harvard Health. By comparison, ...

Last year, my daughters walked the three blocks from school to swim practice. At first, people were surprised that I let the girls walk. Then, kids started asking to join. The kids had fun and loved ...