Brenda Learns to Swim

About the Book

When Brenda is a very young girl, her mother takes her to the YMCA near their home so that Brenda can learn how to swim. While she is on the side of the indoor pool, another child challenges her to a race. Brenda agrees, not knowing that she could be in danger. The water is very deep, and Brenda doesn’t really know how to swim yet, so she sinks down into the deep blue water. Luckily, there is a lifeguard nearby who jumps in and pulls her to safety. But now Brenda is sad and afraid of the swimming pool. Even so, she continues to take swimming lessons, learning how to respect the water. As she grows up, she learns how to have fun while swimming and even begins to teach others how to swim. In this children’s story, a scary incident helps one little girl begin a lifelong journey of swimming and water safety and helps children understand the importance of knowing how to swim.

About the Author

Brenda Welch grew up in Huntington, West Virginia, and graduated from Marshall University with a degree in business and physical education. She holds a master’s degree in educational psychology from California State University–Long Beach. She has been an educator in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas for many years and currently lives with her husband, Tom, in Huntington Beach, California.