Harbor Splash 2024 participants jump into the Baltimore Harbor at Bond Street Wharf in Fells Point in Baltimore on Sunday, June 23, 2024. The city has drastically reduced sewage reaching the Inner Harbor, enabling its first major swimming event in roughly four decades. (Photo by Rhiannon Johnston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Most of the 150 registered participants had never swum in the harbor before. (Photo by Rhiannon Johnston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Participants received a safety briefing and were confined to the Fells Point area. Staggered groups swam for 5 to 10 minutes each. (Photo by Rhiannon Johnston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
A large crowd of onlookers waits to cheer for the first wave of jumpers braving the water. (Photo by Rhiannon Johnston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Supporters dance to hype up the crowd. (Photo by Rhiannon Johnston/Chesapeake Bay Program)A couple takes a selfie after their dive. (Photo by Rhiannon Johnston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
The Waterfront Partnership and its vice president Adam Lindquist have worked to improve the water quality of the Inner Harbor since 2010. "Today I urge us all to reconsider our relationship with the Baltimore Harbor and acknowledge that things have changed,” Lindquist said. (Photo by Rhiannon Johnston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
High temperatures and several days of dry weather preceded the event. (Photo by Rhiannon Johnston/Chesapeake Bay Program)Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, bottom right, and other officials take the plunge. (Photo by Rhiannon Johnston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
A participant named Jen backstrokes after taking her first plunge in the Inner Harbor. “It’s a beautiful day to swim in the harbor," Jen said. "I’ve been waiting for this day.” (Photo by Rhiannon Johnston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Wow amazing. When I was a kid we'd have never done that. The water was very unclean most of the time. I grew up in Canton. My grandmother used to tell us we'd get sucked into a drainpipe to keep us out lol.
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Wow amazing. When I was a kid we'd have never done that. The water was very unclean most of the time. I grew up in Canton. My grandmother used to tell us we'd get sucked into a drainpipe to keep us out lol.
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