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Photographs by Sandy Nicholson

Wed Jul 27, 2011
Local News

Who’s up for a midnight swim?

Sure, late-night pool-hopping is illegal. But that’s not stopping these city dwellers looking for a cool dip in the wee small hours.

It’s probably the city’s worst-kept secret that a late-night dip in one of Toronto’s 58 municipally run outdoor pools is only ever a chain-link fence away.

Illegal? Well, yeah, it’s called trespassing. (The city doesn’t like it, and has boosted security measures in recent years.) But after hours, the Alexandra Park pool at Dundas and Bathurst is a happening place.

In a span of two hours on a sweltering night last weekend, we met a couple in search of a romantic respite from the heat, friends willing spend the rest of their night in sopping skivvies and one lone swimmer who found a way to beat the crowds. For all of them, the refreshing reward was worth a risk.

Click the gallery below for a window into their misadventures.

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wikito

wikiTO’s list of outdoor pools to try this at
http://www.wikito.org/Category:Pools
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9:47 am on August 14, 2011

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YesWeCan

sure…and when some idiot drowns, the city will just close them all down, citing safety/security.

Thanks for coming out! Douchebag!
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10:46 pm on July 31, 2011

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bobo

good argument not to ever get ink…
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11:17 am on July 31, 2011

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Phil

The thing is lit up like a Christmas tree, why wouldn’t anybody use it?
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8:58 am on July 28, 2011

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Jack

Is that a scene from a Blink 182 video?
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8:43 am on July 28, 2011

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