Limmat swimming
The Limmatschwimmen is a major annual popular sport event in Zurich (Switzerland). The participants swim in the Limmat through downtown Zurich, which is otherwise forbidden.
history
Limmat swimming was first carried out in 1945 by the Zürileu swimming club , at that time as a club competition. The event was later expanded to include a popular sporting event: "Everyone in Zurich should have swum the Limmat once in a lifetime " is the motto. Generations of citizens followed this call. In 2013 the 50th Limmat Swimming took place; 4200 swimmers took part. No swimming was organized in the 1950s or around 1980. In 2005 the event had to be canceled for the first time due to bad weather. Since then, several events have not been held due to low temperatures or strong currents.
Route and implementation
The date is always the last weekend of the school summer vacation. The swimmers start at the Frauenbadi , in earlier years at the vegetable bridge and from the Walchebrücke. The destination is the municipal river bath Oberer Letten, two kilometers away . The start is in different age groups for children and adults, but also for families and competitive swimmers. The clothes of the participants will be transported from the start to the finish. There is hot tea and sooner a sausage and a medal for each participant.
Diving
Diver from the Zurich swimming clubs show their skills in various demonstrations. Cliff jumping from the ten meter high Kornhausbrücke and clown jumps from a three meter high platform are part of the program, for example with a bike, with a ladder, or tandem jump one on the shoulders of another.
