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Surfing USA

The Beach Boys had the concept in the 1960s: If everybody had an ocean, everybody would be surfing. More

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Golden Opportunity

A mid the bustle of Tiananmen Square is a semitrailer-sized digital sign that once... More

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Questionable Values

Not so long ago, the ability to swim was considered a valuable skill in America,... More

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Challenging Conventional Wisdom

History is littered with examples of people mistaking collective wisdom for... More

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A Matter of Maturity

In America, 15-year-olds aren’t allowed to do much, at least not legally. More

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Letter from Elgin, Ill.

When attorney William Wing bequeathed 121 acres of wooded farmland to Elgin, Ill.,... More

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Letter from Ocala, Fla.

Sometimes when I tell people everything my dad, Newton Perry, did in his lifetime,... More

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Letter from Salt Lake City, Utah

The pool at the YWCA of Salt Lake City was built in 1919. It is the oldest indoor... More

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Letter from Kalispell, Mont.

The city of Kalispell’s Bruckhauser Pool, completed in 1937, will see its last... More

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Letter from Givens Hot Springs, Idaho

When thinking of aquatics, no history of the subject would be complete without... More

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