Adult Swim has brought its cool block of Cartoon Network classics to an end after nearly two years of running, so it’s time to say goodbye to Checkered Past.

This led to the start of a cool new block for fans of Cartoon Network in the 2000s as Adult Swim started to air a lot of Cartoon Network classic shows that had not been seen on the network in years.

Voila! Elizabeth Beisel decided she would swim to Block Island — nearly 10-½ miles (16.9 kilometres) from the mainland — to honour her ailing father and raise money for cancer research.

Thousands have participated in the Polar Bear Swim the last two times it was organized — 2020 and 2023. It was cancelled for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press) ...