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Most pool companies build pools you can stand in, not swim in. A coach’s checklist of questions on depth, length, entry, edges and supervision before you sign.

Most public pools ban them, and for good reasons a swim coach can explain. Where an electric water gun belongs, where it doesn’t, and the rules that prevent injuries.

Fashion swimwear and chlorinated lap pools are a bad marriage. Why regular pool swimmers need a two-suit wardrobe — a beach suit and a training suit — and how to buy each without wasting money.

A coach’s guide to choosing Muslimah swimwear that performs in the water: fabric, fit, drag, headcover security, chlorine resistance and what to avoid in a lesson.

The best masters squad is the one you will actually attend at six in the morning. How to choose a pool, a lane and a time you can sustain.

Spot reduction is not real. The exercise that changes your body is the one you will still be doing in three years, which makes the pool you choose the decision that matters.