Public pools are a vital resource in the United States. We need more of them. On a sweltering Friday afternoon in Chicago earlier this month, I was in desperate search of relief from the heat. The ...

New York (CNN) — Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance to swim at Algonquin Park pool on the weekend. “It was like Christmas in the summer time,” ...

The end of summer isn’t far away, but the sweltering persists in parts of the country. For many Americans, a sure way to beat the heat is to go for a swim. If you live far from a public beach, though, ...

Disparities amongst who can and can’t swim in America isn’t an accident — and it's deadly. Let’s reclaim the community pool as an essential public space.

For a certain sect of swimming enthusiasts in New York City, the start of September brings the yearly lament: Why should our outdoor public pools close while it’s still so hot outside? In Public Pools ...

This week, we're looking into the history of public swimming pools in the U.S., and the legacy that pool segregation has had on swimming skills in... How racism kept Americans out of pools How racism ...

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