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Swimming in the Copenhagen harbor (Denmark) is also possible https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/activities/baths-and-beaches https://www.visitcopenhage

Swimming 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 ago
Swimming 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 ago
  Or the North Sydney pool, when it re-opens, with luck next month. Not open water, but salt, and an absolutely gorgeous location.
- lmpdev 3y ago
  Only ~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 ago
  I 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 ago
I 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 ago
The canals in Copenhagen are pristine compared to cities like Amsterdam. I'd dip in there any time!
- stevesimmons 3y ago
  People swim in the canal opposite my Amsterdam office every day!
  - mcv 3y ago
    In 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 ago
I go in every morning. Massive quality of life factor, that!
tokai 3y ago
Clean as long as you don't disturb all the mercury in the top layer of the bed.

harry8 3y ago

Swimming 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 ago
Or the North Sydney pool, when it re-opens, with luck next month. Not open water, but salt, and an absolutely gorgeous location.
lmpdev 3y ago
Only ~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 ago
I 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 ago

I 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 ago

The canals in Copenhagen are pristine compared to cities like Amsterdam. I'd dip in there any time!

stevesimmons 3y ago
People swim in the canal opposite my Amsterdam office every day!
- mcv 3y ago
  In 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 ago

I go in every morning. Massive quality of life factor, that!

tokai 3y ago

Clean as long as you don't disturb all the mercury in the top layer of the bed.