Two swimmers have taken the first ever legal dip in Bristol’s harbour — and one said the “water tastes surprisingly lovely”. They took part in a groundbreaking trial ahead of an open-water swimming pilot launching later this spring.
Swimmers will be charged £7 an hour to swim in the harbour every Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 10am. The five-week pilot starts on April 29, and each session will last one hour, booked in advance online.
A blue pontoon was set up at Baltic Wharf, near the Cottage Inn pub, for the two swimmers to test the safety measures in the pilot, on Tuesday, March 28. Bristol City Council said the £7 fee was "really competitive”, and expects the sessions to be fully booked.
