Red tide is blooming in Southwest Florida once again. Here's a few places to swim around Lee County that aren't the beach.

Area youth swimmers with the High Tides Swim Club had success in the pool this winter, winning the Class A short course state championship March 7-10 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

The Hutchinson High Tides elite swimmers competed against several hundred of the state’s fastest competitors last weekend at the annual Presidents Day meet at Rochester Recreation Center.

High tide means deeper water closer to dry sand ... crevices and caves hiding in the rocks of the tide pools. A bamboo rod, old fishing pole, or even a stretched out wire coat hangar can serve ...