speedos with there cords

[Byron]

If kids are at their first day of schooling (aged 5 years?) what are the percentages of those who arrive as already proficient swimmers?

[shaulis]

I think you would be surprised at the percentage of kids proficient in swimming because so many people install home pools .

[Torchwatch]

Some of the pools in this area have mother and baby sessions in the warmer shallow training pools.
Pampers makes special baby nappy speedos for the very young, but it is probably best not to get the water in your eyes or mouth after a mother and baby session.

[Dooley67]

We don't have a home pool, but my three kids began swim lessons at the Y when they were 5 or 6, and two of them became competitive swimmers.

D67

[shaulis]

When I lived in South Carolina I had a home pool. Its almost a prerequisite to have when someone buys or sells a home anymore in the southeast and southwest US.

[Dooley67]

shaulis - as you might imagine, it's pretty unusual to have a swimming pool in the northeast, especially in Maine.

D67

[Byron]

I have to say a pretty rare luxury to find here also and those without a big estate but plenty of money may attempt to build a permanent one but often end up with all pool and no garden (backyard).
Then there are the filtration pumps and the chemicals to provide, and the expensive solar panels to install to produce some power for creating a bearable water temperature ..... then the roll-out cover to stop it freezing in winter and to collect the falling leaves of autumn.....then count the number of days per annum anyone actually swims in it ..........
I think I will just stay with the dreams of David Hockney and his Bigger Splash in CA (he's come home to Yorkshire by the way - quite a contrast)