Lev Goldberg
First openly transgender person to swim across Lake Ontario; trans marathon swimmer, youth and family therapist at Central Toronto Youth Services, and U of T social work alum (MSW 2020) pursuing a swim of all five Great Lakes for trans visibility.
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Jun 15, 2026
Lev GoldbergGUEST
So I was in, like, mommy and me, daddy and me baby swim classes, so I don't remember not knowing how to swim, and I always loved it.
Lev GoldbergGUEST
I remember, like, The Little Mermaid was my favorite movie, and I believed I was a mermaid, so, like, I'd spend a lot of time in the pool underwater just playing.
Lev GoldbergGUEST
Um, and I was always, like, in-- at summer camp, they test you for, like, the swimming levels, and I'd always get the highest one.
Lev GoldbergGUEST
And I did swim team when I was, like, ages seven, eight, nine, and then I stopped.
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