The socioeconomics of swimming - penny carnival

We're on a little road trip, currently in Portland, Ore., at a hotel with one of those rarities: a warm, clean pool with no who wants to use it but us. We got a slow start to summer in the... ... Bo, age 5, is very timid and isn't close to knowing how to swim. We're signing her up for some private lessons in August to hopefully chip away at thatâ€"it's too important of a skill to mess around with, and group instruction hasn't worked for her so far. ...