Cataract Gorge, Launceston (Tasmania) - its beautiful free swimming pools were established in 1937 in line with a desire to improve the health of the working class. Not sure if Launceston is a member of the Swimmable Cities Alliance, but it certainly should be. The generosity of spirit that created places such as this has been missing from public spaces for a while. Lovely to see it making a comeback © Photo | Michael Shen | under CC BY -NC -ND I came across the Swimmable Cities Alliance while looking at ways in which cities could keep cool during those heat waves and this one brings together several modern strands – the desire for good health, social connection and equality, connection with nature and protection of the environment. Long before the modern Right to Swim movement gained momentum, Denmark had already laid much of the groundwork through decades of water quality restoration and civic access policies. Denmark’s broader cultural ethos—roo...
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