I REMEMBER MY VERY FIRST TIME TO LAS VEGAS IN 1962. WE STAYED AT THE TROPICANA FREE ON A JUNKET FROM MIAMI BEACH. MY FATHER WAS A BAD BACCARAT PLAYER AND LOVED THE TIFFANY OF THE STRIP! I WOULD PLAY IN THE GIANT POOL OUT BACK ALL DAY LONG WITH MY MOTHER AND SISTER ... WE ALREADY HAD A DARK SKIN TAN FROM WHERE WE LIVED ON THE BEACH. MANY POOR GUESTS FROM BACK EAST GOT SUNBURNED VERY EASILY. ANYWAY MY SISTER AND I WOULD GO POOL HOPPING FROM HOTEL TO HOTEL ON THE STRIP. WE WOULD SNEAK IN THE POOL AREA AND GO RIGHT TO THE HIGH DIVING BOARD AND DO A SWAN DIVE ... GET OUT AND WALK THE STRIP TO THE NEXT BIG HOTEL POOL. SO YES I DID SWIM TO LAS VEGAS, KIND OF? .... YOUR POOL MEMORIES ARE WELCOMED ... MY FAVORITE POOL WAS THE TROPICANA IN THE DAY! .... THANKS FOR READING MY POST! ... RICH BURGEL