Riverkeepers seek to lift a 50-year-old ban on swimming in D.C. waterways

The Potomac Riverkeeper Network has identified multiple sites where they think swimming is safe in the nation's capital

By Caroline Grass |
People jump into a swimmable section of the Anacostia River outside of Washington, D.C.
Roughly 50 swimmers attend a Wave One Swimming "Sunday Sunrise" practice swim along a 500-yard course on the Potomac River in National Harbor, Md., on Aug. 6, 2022. (Photo by Caroline Grass/Chesapeake Bay Program)

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