wild swimming – Johnny Palmer

Bristol Cable: Swimming in Bristol Harbour is possible. How can we make it happen?

Johnny Palmer, founder of Swim Bristol Harbour, a local group campaigning for access to swim in the city’s harbour and waterways, tells me that “it’s great for overcoming depression for a lot of people, reducing loneliness, breathing deep in cold water and getting exercise”.

The Guardian: In the dock: Bristol wild swimmers flout harbour ban in fight for city lido

Rebels call for a designated public swimming area in the working dock, in the style of Copenhagen’s successful model

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ITV: Campaign for wild swimming to be allowed in Bristol’s Floating Harbour

Campaigners are urging local authorities to allow wild swimming within Bristol’s harbour after going for a dip on one of the hottest days of the year.

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Bristol Live: Wild swimmers hold ‘protest dip’ in Bristol’s Floating Harbour

Wild swimmers who want to be allowed to swim around in the Cumberland Basin staged a protest dip on Bank Holiday Monday – and were promptly kicked out of the water by the Harbour Master.

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Bristol Live: Wild swimmer’s river water warning after friend almost drowns in Bristol

A keen wild swimmer has reminded people of the dangers of the river after his friend almost drowned in Bristol. Johnny Palmer, who owns Warleigh Weir near Bath, had to drag his companion to safety last week after he went into cold water shock.

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