Published by The Swim Guide on Nov 11, 2024

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About Swim Guide

1. Swim Guide delivers free up-to-date water quality information for over 7,000 beaches, lakes, rivers, and swimming holes in Canada, the U. S. , Mexico, the Bahamas, Australia and New Zealand.

2. Swim Guide provides you with current recreational water quality information for your favourite beaches and swimming holes.

3. As of 2018, Swim Guide is the most popular beach information service in the world, with nearly 2-million all time users. - Beach descriptions tell you about amenities, lifeguards, where to park, and everything else you need to know to enjoy a day at the beach. Get involved!

4. Every beach is marked with a Green or Red icon so you know when the water at your favourite beach is clean for swimming and when the water quality is failed to recreational water quality criteria.

5. Use the Swim Guide to report pollution, support your local water organizations, and learn about the issues facing your homewaters.

6. Swim Guide is the only charity app of its kind, made by Swim Drink Fish Canada (formerly Lake Ontario Waterkeeper).

7. ** As seen on USA Today, CBC, CBC Radio, Radio Canada, Huffington Post, LA Times, Water Canada, ABC News, Men's Journal, National Post, and Mashable.

8. Swim Guide is a website and smartphone app for iPhone® and Android.

Swim Guide Customer Insights

1. is the app not syncing or you just dont have any beaches listed?Very helpful, lots of locations, even though, inevitably, you just discovered that empty tiny beach... - which is not covered...The app helps identify... acceptable lakes, rivers to swim at...it helps prevent people from getting affected by different kind of bacteria which they never know existed in the placeLike the idea, wish there was a way to filter search for fresh and saltwater since I live by a sea inlet but prefer to swim in freshwater lakes.This app is awful, I live right on the border of Devon and Cornwall and the closest beach it can find is...youghal...that's 310 km away nope sorry rubbish!!nice app with useful information.

2. Definitely made for a stress-free outing.The app was great up until sometime during summer 2022 when beach water quality seemed to stop being updated even though they are tested regularly and information posted publicly online.Absolutely awesome that they FINALLY created an app that people can rely on for information on the quality of the water one plans to frequent! It is user friendly and provides exactly what the public needs! Thank you!8 beaches showing in ireland.

3. Knowing the beaches that test well consistently gave us all a fearless day of fun that we were able to completely prepare for our needs and itinerary in advance thanks to the thorough explanation of the resources and amenities available.

4. But, I don't know how trustworthy it is: I've seen mis-matches between the online map icon and the info one gets when they click on the icon (website)...and also mis-matches between the info/rating for a place on the website versus the phone app.

5. When one says the place is green/safe...and the other red/not safe...which are we meant to believe? Defeats the purpose/usefulness of the app.

6. This helped the family to find a beautiful, safe environment without the fear of contracting ear infections and such the following days.

7. the beach i found the poster at isnt even listed.

8. Were this fixed, it would be 5*.Best app idea! Now I'm not scared to swim in a lake.

9. Great concept.

Steps to Troubleshoot & Fix Swim Guide Issues

1. Fix Swim Guide Not Working/Crashes/Errors/Unresponsive & Black/White screen:


  1. Restart Swim Guide: Restarting the app will resolve most errors.
  2. Update the Swim Guide App. Here is how:
    1. On Android goto PlayStore » Search for "Swim Guide" » Open Swim Guide » click "Update".
    2. On iPhone, goto AppStore » Your profile » Available Updates » Check for Swim Guide » click "UPDATE".
  3. Clear Swim Guide app cache: Clearing cached data will force your app to retrieve the latest data directly from Swim Guide servers.
    1. On Android, goto Settings » Apps » Select "Swim Guide" » click Storage » click "Clear Cache".
  4. Check Swim Guide app permissions. If any of these permissions required to use your device's features are disenabled, Swim Guide might not work.
  5. Uninstall and reinstall Swim Guide. If nothing else has worked, completely uninstall Swim Guide then reinstall.
  6. Restart your device. Last, restarting your device can often clear most problems causing Swim Guide not working


2. Fix Swim Guide Server issues & Internet Connection


  1. Check network connection: An unstable Internet will make Swim Guide be unable to connect to it's servers. Ensure your wi-fi is working then restart app.
  2. Disable VPN: VPN can cause connection errors and lead to Swim Guide not working. Make sure all VPNs are off
  3. Enable background data: When Background data is turned off, Swim Guide may not be able to connect to the Internet when running in the background.

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