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The swimmers, who embrace Olympians and athletes who’ve competed in Open Water Swimming at World Aquatics Championships, set off from the supply of the River Thames yesterday and can full the relay on Thursday (4 September) morning.
They might be joined by clear water campaigners from river communities alongside the route. After finishing the relay at Teddington Lock, the swimmers and communities will journey collectively by boat and kayak to Westminster in a symbolic name for motion on sewage air pollution.
The Thames Swim Against Sewage has been coordinated by campaigning charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS).
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Toby Robinson, a Paris 2024 Olympian and member of the occasion relay, defined the significance of the relay, following on from the profitable cleanup effort of the River Seine as a robust legacy of final yr’s Olympic Games.
“The Thames is absolutely iconic. I’m doing this swim to tell the story of the river – the positive communities working to clean it up and the challenges it faces,” Robinson stated.
“I’m additionally making an attempt to construct upon the legacy of the Paris Olympics final yr. The Games set a precedent that our city rivers could be cleaned up sufficient for metropolis dwellers to get pleasure from and dip in. This needs to be a proper for all individuals.
“Cleaning up the Thames brings this dream one step nearer for Londoners.”
Robinson is joined on the relay by Amber Keegan, who represented Great Britain at two World Aquatics Championships, and World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024 bronze medallist Hector Pardoe.
Emily Forwood, Colleen Blair, Calum Maclean, Jessika Robson and Daniel Smyth full the line-up of world-class swimmers.
World Aquatics continues to advocate passionately for clear and protected waters around the globe.
Further data on the Thames Swim Against Sewage, together with a dwell Swim Tracker, could be discovered here.
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