💦Water💦

“Water is the driving force of all nature” |~Leonardo De Vinci~

Water possesses a profound ability to both nurture and inspire. It comes as no surprise then that many great thinkers, artists, and scientists have reflected on the significance of how important water really is.

We can survive without many things but water is not one of them. It sustains us, keeps us hydrated and most importantly nourishes our bodies.

The average human adult body is made up of 50-60% water. Most healthy adults can’t sustain life longer than 3 days without consuming water.

• Water is the primary building block of cells.
• It acts as an insulator
• Water is needed to metabolize proteins and carbohydrates used as food
• It lubricates our joints
• Water insulates the brain, spinal cord, organs, and fetus. It acts as a shock absorber.

Beyond its physical significance, water also holds a deeper symbolic meaning – it is a source of life, a symbol of purification, and a reminder of our own resilience in the face of adversity.

I have been learning about water since I was about five years old. I learned to swim at about age four with some of the children in my Las Vegas neighborhood.

My swim teachers name was Mrs. Corbit and she wore a swim cap with symmetrical blue flowers all around it. The swimming suit she wore was turquoise blue, the same color as my dad’s incredible blue eyes.

I can’t really remember not liking the water, but I do remember that I was nervous until I knew how to swim all by myself.

Swimming was always easy for me, and once I understood that I had mastered the freestyle, the water has been one of my very best FRIENDS.

On the days when I needed strength from another person and they weren’t always there, I learned that swimming laps was one of the most therapeutic things I had ever experienced.

At age 17, I could swim a half a mile at the end of my shift as a lifeguard and still have energy to spare. Swimming became one of my passions.

Unfortunately, when I was a teenager I didn’t always wear a cap, so my blond hair took a beating and sometimes it even turned green.

I eventually learned how to swim correctly and not ruin my hair at the same time.

Through the 22 seasons of running “Float2Stroke Swim School” I have become A Master Swim teacher. I’ve developed a deep love and connection to the children I teach. I have been so empowered watching babies as young as six months old master floating on their first or second lesson.

I’ve seen 3 and 4 year olds have fear and trepidation at the beginning of a session that may concern an uneducated adult, but by the last week of lessons, a complete change occurs and you see miracles happen, confidence and self-esteem is created and then the actual love of swimming can definitely happen.

Water has several meanings to me personally, but knowing at the end of the summer that 90% of our students are at much better place than when they started, is the reason why Float2Stroke is still opening its doors to a handful of little people who could eventually change the world, one STROKE at a time.