The roots of spring break?

Nesting birds, rutting beasts, rising sap, you know.

But there’s also a specifically American angle: In 1936, the swim coach of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., brought his team to Fort Lauderdale to practice at the Casino Pool, which was the first Olympic-size pool in Flordia.  Read this to find out how everything started to go down hill from here!

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