Need a Source? Swim Guide’s new iOS app can help you discover the best beaches this summer (Press Release)

Toronto, Ontario, June 26, 2017 — Heading to the beach this holiday weekend? Beach goers can access even better beach and water quality information, including service in 3 languages, with the launch of Swim Guide’s 3rd version of the iOS app: Swim Guide 3.1

With over a million users to date, Swim Guide 3.1 is even better at helping people find great places to swim, and keeping  them informed of the latest water quality monitoring results so they can avoid swimming in contaminated water.

The new version of the app, Swim Guide 3.1 iOS, is available in English, French, and Spanish.

The Swim Guide 3.1 iOS app is free, and can help you find the best beaches:

Swim Guide is also available on the web at www.theswimguide.org or as an Android app.

Other new updates to Version 3.1 include:

• A brand new design.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.
• Expanded search allows you to look up beaches by name, city, region, etc;
• Improved navigation of beach options
• New water quality status icons for current, historical, and special statu
• Easier-to-use pollution reporting tool
• Connect directly with the local affiliate managing your favourite beach
• New sponsor page
• Improved integration with the new Swim Guide website

Swim Guide app and Swim Guide website (www.theswimguide.org) contains over 7,000 beaches across Canada, the USA, Mexico and New Zealand, and the Bahamas. It shows you which ones are closest to you, and popular beaches nearby. In [insert region/city], Swim Guide provides the most up to date water quality information on over [number of beaches in area] beaches, helping you identify the best places to cool off this summer.

Below is a list of the top ten most popular Ontario beaches in Swim Guide: 

1. Woodbine Beach — Lake Ontario, Toronto, ON

2. Kinsmen Beach — Lake Scugog, Port Perry, ON

3. Bluffers Beach — Lake Ontario, Toronto, ON

4. Marie Curtis Park West Beach — Lake Ontario, Toronto, ON

5. Hanlan’s Point Lake Ontario, Toronto, ON

6. Fifty Point Beach  — Lake Ontario, Winona, ON

7. Crescent Beach  — Lake Erie, Fort Erie, ON

8. Sandbanks Provincial Park — Lake Ontario, Prince Edward County, ON

9. Cherry Beach — Lake Ontario, Toronto, ON

10. Cedar Beach — Lake Erie, Kingsville, ON

Swim Guide is the most comprehensive beach information service on the web. Browse beaches online or download the app to get started.

For further information or to arrange an interview:

Contact

Matt Flowers

Research Coordinator

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

416-861-1237

mattf@waterkeeper.ca