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Europe’s best cities for wild swimming

There is something in the water; E.coli to be exact. Questions have been raised about how safe it will be for triathletes and open water swimmers participating in the 2024 Olympic Games after high levels of bacteria were found in the River Seine. Meanwhile, just before the Oxford and Cambridge regatta in March, both teams… Read More »

Oxford claims Thames water quality is ‘a national disgrace’ ahead of Boat Race

A sample from the River Thames around Hammersmith Bridge, where the Regatta will be held, and high levels of E.coli were found – PA/River Action Oxford University Boat Club coach Sean Bowden has slammed the water quality on Britain’s rivers and said the E. coli scare on the Thames had sparked a debate over whether… Read More »