Those can be dangerous. There’s a “river” (it’s rather tiny for a river, but big for a crew or steam, and is named a river) near me that has walkways around it. One of the larger sections that had a sorta beach used to be available to public was closed a year or two back due to erosion and an E.Coli outbreak.
Lots of rivers also have hidden dangers like strainers, undercut rocks, eddy fences, etc. Pools are generally controlled environments, so some may consider them to be preferable for safety.
Where do you think the e. Coli comes from? This is exactly what I’m complaining about…
Some are dangerous yes but most cities are in flat areas where they’re fairly safe for a proficient swimmer. Proficiency that would be easier to obtain if anyone could swim there for free.
Those can be dangerous. There’s a “river” (it’s rather tiny for a river, but big for a crew or steam, and is named a river) near me that has walkways around it. One of the larger sections that had a sorta beach used to be available to public was closed a year or two back due to erosion and an E.Coli outbreak.
Lots of rivers also have hidden dangers like strainers, undercut rocks, eddy fences, etc. Pools are generally controlled environments, so some may consider them to be preferable for safety.
Where do you think the e. Coli comes from? This is exactly what I’m complaining about…
Some are dangerous yes but most cities are in flat areas where they’re fairly safe for a proficient swimmer. Proficiency that would be easier to obtain if anyone could swim there for free.