The swimming pool at the Helen G. Nassif YMCA in downtown Cedar Rapids was recently closed indefinitely after a contractor accidentally dropped an industrial light bulb on the pool deck during ...

In the 1950s, men’s swimwear saw a significant shift towards shorter, tighter styles compared to the more modest options of previous decades. The popular silhouette became the “trunk” style, which ...

Q: Why were the swim classes at the YMCA in Davenport in the late 1950s conducted in the nude? I know this is true of the male classes, but I’m not sure about the female classes. My adult kids think I ...