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Swimming in the Rhine river in Basel (Switzerland) has been possible for a long time and is even officially sanctioned by the city https://www.basel.com/en/acti
by ugiox 3y ago
Swimming in the Rhine river in Basel (Switzerland) has been possible for a long time and is even officially sanctioned by the city https://www.basel.com/en/activities-excursions/swimming-rhine https://www.basel.com/en/activities-excursions/swimming-rhin...
- refactor_master 3y agoSwimming in the Copenhagen harbor (Denmark) is also possible https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/activities/baths-and-beaches https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/activities/baths-... It might have a slight upper hand in cleanliness with being directly connected to the sea.
- harry8 3y agoSwimming in Sydney Harbour is also possible. They did it for a leg of the triathalon in the olympics a couple of decades back. Wouldn't recommend though, there's a lot of bull sharks in there and they're kinda aggressive. Netted beaches and bays are the go.
- dredmorbius 3y agoOr the North Sydney pool, when it re-opens, with luck next month. Not open water, but salt, and an absolutely gorgeous location.
- lmpdev 3y agoOnly ~1,000km north, bullsharks have been filmed swimming in groups of ~150 near the Story Bridge in the Brisbane River To any tourists visiting Aus, please only ever swim where locals swim and only between the flags if on the coast
- mcv 3y agoI live in the eastern docklands of Amsterdam, and there's always lots of swimming here. Amsterdam has invested a lot in cleaning up its canals and other waterways and water quality has improved a lot over the past couple of decades. And there's no sharks.
- cs02rm0 3y agoI saw that, a bit further along from Kastrup sea bath, with the planes coming in to land at the airport. I guess it's open water unlike the Seine, but it did surprise me, I felt like I was sat in quite an industrial area when a couple walked past in swimming costumes and towels.
- vasco 3y agoThe canals in Copenhagen are pristine compared to cities like Amsterdam. I'd dip in there any time!
- stevesimmons 3y agoPeople swim in the canal opposite my Amsterdam office every day!
- mcv 3y agoIn the 1990s, water quality in Amsterdam was pretty bad, but it's improved enormously since then. I live in the eastern docklands area and people swim a lot in the old harbour.
- kristiandupont 3y agoI go in every morning. Massive quality of life factor, that!
- tokai 3y agoClean as long as you don't disturb all the mercury in the top layer of the bed.
- kmlx 3y agoi’ll chip in for London. while the thames can be swam upriver of Putney Bridge, there are conditions as the Thames is a busy river. but there are other spots in London where one can do wild swimming. for example: london royal docks https://loveopenwater.co.uk/swimming-london-royal-docks/ https://loveopenwater.co.uk/swimming-london-royal-docks/ canary wharf: https://canarywharf.com/whats-on/open-water-swimming/ https://canarywharf.com/whats-on/open-water-swimming/ the famous ponds in hampstead heath: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/hampstead-heath/activities-at-hampstead-heath/swimming-at-hampstead-heath https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/ha... the famous hyde park lido: https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park/things-to-see-and-do/sports-and-leisure/serpentine-lido https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park/things-to-see-...
- ClumsyPilot 3y agoI might add, these places are not part of the river Thames and have their own sources of water for the most part
- snovv_crash 3y agoSo is swimming in the Aare river in Bern, Limmat and Sihl rivers in Zürich, and the Arve and Rhône in Geneva. Floating down in tubes is a popular summer pastime.
- saiya-jin 3y agoArve + Rhone in Geneva Jonction = pretty spectacle from Jonction bridge, where two distinct waters meet - crystal-clear Rhone which comes down from limestone (majority) part of Alps, has time settle any silt in Geneva lake, so it has easily 15m visibility, jut like most seas. On the other side, Arve coming down from France is muddied right at the source by Mont blanc range, which is mostly granite. You can see the exact spot where specific stream comes into play, very gray, and it doesn't get much better afterwards. Its enough to get big river like Rhone dirty all the way to Mediterranean sea. Also, after Jonction Rhone becomes pretty cold to just swim in even in warmest summer days. But yes many tkae it down during summer on inflatables, including us.
- AndyMcConachie 3y agoRotterdam here. People swim in the Maas all the time. Just be careful of the container ships and other water traffic. There are lots of canals and rivers all across The Netherlands and people are swimming in them more and more. When I used to live in Utrecht the idea of swimming in the Oudegracht was disgusting. But I was visiting last month and saw people doing it. I still wouldn't swim in that canal.
- k__ 3y agoI often went swimming in the Rhine as a child in Germany, around 50km south of Frankfurt. We had a rubble beach and the river only was 1m deep for half its width. Was pretty nice. The water was colder than in the lakes and it came with a natural counter-current system, so you could swim in-place.
- secretsatan 3y agoMany (Most) of the rivers and lakes are swimmable in Switzerland, the standards for water are incredibly high, more dangerous is not knowing the currents. Going down the Aare river from Thun/Uttigen to Bern is a hugely popular activity to do in summer, but every year a few people drown. Even so, I'd recommend it. https://madeinbern.com/en/stories/along-the-aare-river-2#:~:text=The%20trip%20from%20Thun%20to,it%20is%20only%204%20minutes https://madeinbern.com/en/stories/along-the-aare-river-2#:~:...).
- maurits 3y agoSwiss river swimming is one of the highlights of my year.
- jacquesm 3y agoThat far upstream is probably safer than say in NL.