TAC Board: The Alaska Club Blog

Summer vacation is almost here! If you’re hitting a pool, going on a boat, fishing, or playing anywhere near the water, be sure everyone in your group knows how to swim. May is National Water Safety Month, an annual campaign coordinated by several agencies including The American Red Cross, National Drowning Prevention Alliance, and the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance. The Alaska Club is promoting the message by encouraging everyone to be water aware. Based on statistics, having confidence around water is crucial.

I am a mother to three children, who were all born within three years (2006-2009). I was in “advanced maternal age” when I had my first baby, so my husband and I went for it and had two more without thinking about it because we didn’t have time to waste. Parenthood is amazing in all the ways everyone promised it would be, except it isn’t always amazing for the workout routine! I am happy to share some strategies I employed to survive and stay in sort-of “good” shape and sane…. And also share some of my favorite moments doing events with my kids.

“Wherever you’re from and whatever resources you have, with dedication and time, you can make it happen," says Lydia Jacoby, Olympic gold and silver medalist in swimming the 100 Meter and the 400 Meter Women’s Medley.