Location

Safety first

Swim at own risk.  Rock hazards and other debris.  Watch your head.  Never swim alone.

TeachBeach outdoor classroom

The TeachBeach™ outdoor classroom we built at Ontario Place:

Downtown Toronto's only beach, 43.627506, -79.421038

Here's the GPS coordinates:
43°37'39.0"N 79°25'15.7
43.627506, -79.421038
and here's a map:


and here's a 3D Matterport picture:

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=2S7V8wS2Dyt


We've created a Facebook page called "SwimOP = Swim at Ontario Place":

Historical perspective:

Many years ago, there were plans for 4 beaches at Ontario Place:

Parking


Closer parking lot (closest to TeachBeach):



When plan "A" fails, i.e. when all of the pedestrian, bike, and wheelchair access to the beach is blocked, we either take boards (paddleboards) to the beach, plan "B", or we do a Channel swim, plan "C", which is marked of in 100m increments (approx. 700m swim) as below: