Charles River opens for public swimming

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The Charles River Conservancy hosted the first public swim in the Charles River in 50 years. Participants took the plunge at a boat dock near the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. Read more.






Boston-07/13/13 _The Charles River Conservancy hosted the 1st public swim in the Charles River in 50 years, as participants took the plunge at a boat dock near the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. The Longfellow Bridge is in the distance as swimmer frolic in the Charles. Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)


The Charles River Conservancy hosted the first public swim in the Charles River in 50 years. Participants took the plunge at a boat dock near the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. Read more.


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Boston-07/13/13 _The Charles River Conservancy hosted the 1st public swim in the Charles River in 50 years, as participants took the plunge at a boat dock near the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Swimmers jumped into the Charles River.


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Boston-07/13/13 _The Charles River Conservancy hosted the 1st public swim in the Charles River in 50 years, as participants took the plunge at a boat dock near the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. A group of swimmers from Education First joins hands before they swam. Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

A group of swimmers from Education First joined hands before taking the plunge.


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Boston-07/13/13 _The Charles River Conservancy hosted the 1st public swim in the Charles River in 50 years, as Julie Wood from Somerville took the plunge at a boat dock near the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Julie Wood of Somerville dove in at a boat dock near the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade.


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Boston-07/13/13 _The Charles River Conservancy hosted the 1st public swim in the Charles River in 50 years, as participants too the plunge at a boat dock near the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Four lifeguards on the dock, as well as two in kayaks kept watch over the swimmers.


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Boston-07/13/13 _The Charles River Conservancy hosted the 1st public swim in the Charles River in 50 years, as participants took the plunge at a boat dock near the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

A group called the Charles River Swim Club has hosted a 1-mile race for elite swimmers over the last eight years, but Saturday morning was the first time officials permitted a swim to be held for the general public.


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Boston-07/13/13 _The Charles River Conservancy hosted the 1st public swim in the Charles River in 50 years, as participants took the plunge at a boat dock near the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. A duck boat passes by in the distance. Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Over the course of two hours, swimmers took turns jumping from the dock into the water, which was a comfortable 78 degrees, and playing around for 20 minutes in a small roped-off area while the passing duck boats beeped their horns.


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