🏊♀️ A popular and free 400m river pool on the Limmat, offering a refreshing urban oasis in Zurich.
🔍 Enjoy swimming, sunbathing, and various sports in this unique city spot.
🌊 Experience a fantastic local swimming spot with a refreshing current.
💸 Free entry and a chilled-out vibe.
🤸♀️ Features a 2-meter diving board, beach volleyball, and boule courts.
☀️ Relax on sun terraces, some with book boxes.
🍔 Enjoy local food, coffee, and ice cream from the on-site bar/restaurant.
⚠️ This river pool is for swimmers only due to the strong current.
👨👩👧👦 Can get very crowded, especially on summer evenings and weekends; arrive early.
👶 Guests with children are recommended to visit summer baths with dedicated children's areas.
The pool operates seasonally from May 10th to September 21st.
During this period, it is open daily from 9 AM to 2 PM regardless of weather.
Extended hours are available on beautiful days:
☀️ May 10th – May 30th: 2 PM – 8 PM
☀️ May 31st – August 17th: 2 PM – 9 PM
☀️ August 18th – September 7th: 2 PM – 8 PM
☀️ September 8th – September 21st: 2 PM – 7 PM
Swimming operations in August and September are subject to daylight conditions for supervision. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
🚿 Toilets, showers, and changing rooms are available.
🔒 Free lockers are provided; bring your own padlock. Seasonal lockers and cabins are also available for a fee.
🧘♀️ Wellness services like massage and yoga are offered.
Built in 1952 by architect Elsa Burckhardt-Blum in hygienic modernism style.
The nearby Letten area, once a train station and later a drug scene hub, was converted into a sports and leisure complex in 1995.
👙 Swimsuit and towel
🔑 Your own padlock for free lockers
👟 Water shoes are recommended as the riverbed can be sharp.
💰 Entry is completely free.