Find the closest, cleanest beach...and directions to get there

9 out of 10 Canadians are concerned with the quality of the water in our lakes, which can make a planned trip to the beach a drag. Imagine driving 2 hours to your desired beach, only to find it closed due to water quality.

Now you can avoid this dilemma with Swim Guide. This free app helps you find the closest, cleanest beach, get directions, view photos, determine if the water is safe for swimming, and you can share it with your friends and family on your social networks.

This real-time information about water quality and cleanliness has its roots with a team at Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, who originally set out to determine if it was safe to swim in Lake Ontario. 7 years later, with input from more than 70 different beach monitoring sources, more than 70,000 points of data, and a $400,000 grant from the RBC Blue Water Project, the answer is 'yes, usually - but now you can check real-time data to be sure.'

Users can also report any pollution or environmental concerns.

Swim Guide includes original descriptions and photographs of 800 different beaches in Ontario, British Columbia, New York State, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota. Later this summer, Edmonton, Alberta and Miami-area beaches will be added, and Swim Guide will continue to expand until it covers beaches in every major beach community in North America.
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The free Swim Guide is available now in the App Store for iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch®. It is also available on the web at www.theswimguide.org

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