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Is swimming a sport now reserved for the wealthy?

Is swimming a sport now reserved for the wealthy?

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Pamela Powers
Jul 26, 2011
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Summertime swimming-- especially with temperatures over 100-- is sheer delight. (Photo Credit: Pamela Powers)

For two years now, only a handful of Tucson's public swimming pools have been opened to the public, thanks to budget cuts.

Last summer, I wrote about access to public pools and complained that only people who could afford fitness club memberships…

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