The divers at Donner Pool Free Swim burst against the sky like Fourth of July fireworks, then shatter the surface of the diving well, throwing 360 degrees of spray. The divers at Donner Pool Free Swim go to the back of the line, gym shorts sagging, to wait patiently as children take their turns at the board, cannonballing, straddle-jumping. The divers at Donner Pool Free Swim climb the ladder to bomb the diving well with their bodies, to feel the vertigo of backflips, to declare their independence from solid ground. The divers at Donner Pool Free Swim have grease under their nails from servicing your car. The divers at Donner Pool Free Swim just earned an important chip. The divers at Donner Pool Free Swim watched their sons strike out in every at bat. The divers at Donner Pool Free Swim understand the properties of the diving board, how to leverage it to fool gravity for a moment and suspend themselves above what concerns them on Earth—and how to announce their return with aplomb.