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dream come true

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As I slowly moved through the water the other day, I thought about how swimming through a pregnancy was a dream come true.
When I was pregnant with Yanni (17 years ago), I had dreams of taking water aerobics or something during my 9 months. Before I knew it, the pregnancy was over, [...]

annual celebration

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A few years ago, Curtis treated me to a day of my favorite things for my birthday. For me, the highlight of the day was going swimming at the Y. That was the spark that lit the flame of the best workout routine I’ve ever had. As soon as I can, I [...]

black folks and swimming

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I recently read a disturbing article in the Kalamazoo Gazette. An 11 year old boy drowned at a pool party, celebrating the end of school. The boy was black, and the article was slanted towards the responsibility of the people who threw the party. Apparently, the parents thought it was a mandatory school party, when [...]