Competitive swimming has been a large part of my life and the rivers of our city play a huge part in our training. My watermark would have to be our very first open swim training day on the Saint John River in southern New Brunswick. It was early fall of 2014 and the water was freezing but at least we had the opportunity to go on the river. Many swim teams don’t have the opportunity to train in a body of freshwater, and while it was cold, it was a great experience!