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The GTA's pools and beaches

City of Toronto pools are closed by a strike, but the region has nearly 200 indoor and outdoor pools, lakes and beaches to beat... Comment Count(0)

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Graphic: Swimming techniques

An interactive graphic on proper swimming techniqe. Comment Count(0)

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At age 56, writer decides it's time to take the plunge Royson James  

The great thing about Negril is its famous beaches are so shallow you can walk a long way out from shore, splash around, and... Comment Count(7)

James: Floating and doing 'the Royson stroke' Royson James  

Toronto is to get four new Olympic-sized swimming pools in preparation for the 2015 Pan Am Games, but I'm afraid it's too late for...

A mountain of cash for school pools Mary Ormsby  

To fill a pool in Toronto, Dan Thompson will climb a mountain in Tanzania. It's a two-pronged plan dreamed up by the former...

Conquering the deep end Mary Ormsby  

Children in the Star's Taking the Plunge swim program have made big strides, but sometimes a belief in one's own swimming...

For these swimmers, summer fun won't end Mary Ormsby  

Toronto Raptors star Chris Bosh thought back to his childhood in Dallas, smiling as he described his frequent summer play days in...

Drowning in testosterone Mary Ormsby  

The stupid stuff young men do around water makes them the country's likeliest drowning victims.

Pools save summer for the splash-happy Nicole Baute  

Juliette Leach has had a very dry summer thanks to the city workers' strike, but after frolicking through the Greenwood Park... Comment Count(0)

Splish splash Mary Ormsby  

They are bobbing in the shallow water with hardly a splutter. Blowing a long string of bubbles while pushing a flutterboard is now... Comment Count(0)

Swim lessons a lifeline Nicole Baute  

Until 15 months ago, 9-year-old Saniya Moin was living in Pakistan, where swimming is not terribly common.

Instructor buoys girl's confidence Mary Ormsby  

Mother – or father – knows best, most of the time. But not when it comes to teaching her own children to swim, says Jennie Weekes... Comment Count(4)

Progress really floats my boat Royson James  

If you're reading this, I survived the first learn-to-swim lesson and lived to write about it. Comment Count(3)

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