For years, I wouldn’t jump into a swimming pool. Sure, I could swim. I spent more than a decade as a competitive swimmer, but logging laps in the pool was no longer enjoyable. I would wade into the ...

I LIKE THE IDEA of lap swimming. But the act of swimming is better in my head than in the water. During the first lap, I tell myself things are going pretty well. I can keep this up. After a couple ...

Swim for fitness. That sounded easy: I already knew how to swim. So one day I stood on the pool deck looking at all the other happy lap swimmers, from speedy athletes to the portly old lady, swimming ...

The exact origins of National Swim a Lap Day are a bit of a mystery. Like many quirky holidays, it seems to have popped up as a fun way to celebrate the start of summer and promote physical fitness.

On June 22, the Charles Brooks Community Swim Center opened up its pools to the public for socially distanced lap swimming. As the temperatures continue to rise this summer, free lap swimming and ...

With temperatures in Carlsbad near or in the triple digits for the foreseeable future, keeping cool during the summer months is even more important. While the Carlsbad Waterpark remains closed due to ...

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Pools will be able to reopen for lap swimming and organized swim teams following the latest COVID-19 Executive Order. According to a release from the Governor’s Office, Gov. Walz signed an Executive ...

The Des Plaines Park District is getting ready to open its two outdoor neighborhood pools on Friday for adult lap swim and team practice, with the possibility of hosting open public swimming as soon ...

A dire shortage of lifeguards has prompted the city to once again cancel adult lap swim at public pools. It’s the third consecutive summer that the popular program for adults to swim unimpeded in ...