A former HSC swimmer, now a mom herself, shares her incredible story with us.
To Whom it may concern:
I would like to start off this letter by addressing the owners: Thank you. Because of you and your vision, I am here, alive, and starting my own family.
My parents tell a story of a time I had slipped under the pool cover at a friend's house. They were there having a fun get-together, and I disappeared. They couldn't find me, but once they did, I had sunk to the bottom of the pool holding my breath...like HSC had taught me. I was a toddler.
I grew up in the Houston area and every summer would attend swimming lessons at the original location. Back then, it was the only location.
I have very distinct memories of diving for rings, singing songs, having my ears tugged at, and lollipops. This was almost 25 or more years ago.
I swam there every summer until I was a teenager. I learned how to dive correctly, and how to competitively swim. I have never had fear of the water because, HSC taught us instinct: flip on your back.
I now live in an area of Texas that does not have a swimming culture.
Most areas available to families are not pools, but "park" pad type areas. The swimming culture just is not a thing here and that has always bothered me.
Back when my son turned 1, a family friend offered to pay for a summer jump class for him. I asked them if they would be willing to pay for swim lessons instead. It was agreed upon, so this summer, I packed my 2.5 year old son, and sent him 8 hours to Houston to learn how to swim.
He is currently taking courses at the Sugar Land location. I get daily updates from my mother on his progress. He is happy and having fun and is IN LOVE with Michael. I couldn't be more happy, or jealous that I cannot be there to watch my son learn to swim in the same ways I did.
Second generation of HSC swimmers!!! I wouldn't and couldn't send him anywhere else in the state.
Thank you. Thank you for saving my life. And thank you for saving my son's life too!
- Allison M.
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