Swimming

By now everybody should know that drinking water out of the neighborhood pool is frowned upon and is down-right yucky! But some recent studies are showing even more reasons for not quenching your thirst with pool water. In a study performed in Atlanta last summer fecal matter was found in over 50% of the pools tested during the study...

Summer is a time when many people take to swimming pools, both public and private. But before you put on your suit and dive in, this might give you pause: a new survey found one in five adults admit that at some point, they’ve peed in a pool.

If your a dog lover you've probably dreamed of taking your furry friend along for a trip to the pool on a hot summer day. Unfortunately most pools don't allow it because of sanitary issues and the fact that fido's fuzz takes quite a toll on pool filtration systems. But City Park Pool in fort Collins has made an annual tradition of closing out their season with a dog-friendly "pooch plunge.&qu

Derek and Beano are big fans of the water. There’s nothing like cinching up the swim trunks and slathering on some sunscreen for a hot summer day at the pool. Here is their take on the best places to go swimming in Fort Collins, in no particular order.

Growing up, I always pretended that the swimming pool was some elaborate underwater world. Now, I don't have to use my imagination.