Swedish summer swimming

[Big J]

I'm in Sweden at the moment. It's mainly for work, but I am finding plenty of time to swim inbetween. 

 

I adore wild swimming, but haven't found anywhere in Devon since moving here. It's either the sea, or a splash in a river, and there isn't anything close to us. So I've done more swimming in the last 48 hours here in Sweden than the last 3 years in Devon.

 

Here are some photos from my swims so far (5 times in 48hrs 😄 )

 

This is from my first morning in Sweden. I did get a nice swim the evening before, but no photos. So I had the place entirely to myself and it was recommended by a friend who'd learned to swim there. I swam before breakfast (07:00), the water temperature was over 20c and it was absolutely perfect.

 

 

The evening's swim wasn't so well planned due to a lack of time, but I found a nice and popular beach at the SW end of Vänern (Western Europe's largest lake). It was a bit choppy and a bit too much like the sea for my liking, but still very pleasant. Water about 20-21c. 

 

 

This morning's swim was excellent. We'd had heavy rain overnight, and the air temperature was a little low when I left the house, but the area I drove to was very sunny and warm (22-24c). I again had the lake almost to myself. This is a village swimming area in a place called Mölltorp, and had fantastic facilities. Changing rooms, fully disabled accessible (including ramp into the water), volleyball courts, diving platforms and sandy beach. Water was 20c plus and I stayed in for ages. 

 

 

I pretty much just went straight from there to the next swim, about 25 minutes away at Granvik, on Lake Vättern (Sweden's second largest lake). The water is different there, being famous for gin clear quality and being a little cooler. Still a solid 19c, with a dramatic coast, beautiful harbour and nice cafe.

 

 

 

I'm going blueberry picking with my brother in law and sister in law in the morning, which I'll couple with a swim at a place called Hindens Rev (terminal glacial morraine peninsular sticking out 5km into Vänern.

 

 

[Retired Climber]

What a lovely place. I want that little yellow house. 

[gary112]

11 minutes ago, Big J said:

I'm in Sweden at the moment. It's mainly for work, but I am finding plenty of time to swim inbetween. 

 

I adore wild swimming, but haven't found anywhere in Devon since moving here. It's either the sea, or a splash in a river, and there isn't anything close to us. So I've done more swimming in the last 48 hours here in Sweden than the last 3 years in Devon.

 

Here are some photos from my swims so far (5 times in 48hrs 😄 )

 

This is from my first morning in Sweden. I did get a nice swim the evening before, but no photos. So I had the place entirely to myself and it was recommended by a friend who'd learned to swim there. I swam before breakfast (07:00), the water temperature was over 20c and it was absolutely perfect.

 

 

The evening's swim wasn't so well planned due to a lack of time, but I found a nice and popular beach at the SW end of Vänern (Western Europe's largest lake). It was a bit choppy and a bit too much like the sea for my liking, but still very pleasant. Water about 20-21c. 

 

 

This morning's swim was excellent. We'd had heavy rain overnight, and the air temperature was a little low when I left the house, but the area I drove to was very sunny and warm (22-24c). I again had the lake almost to myself. This is a village swimming area in a place called Mölltorp, and had fantastic facilities. Changing rooms, fully disabled accessible (including ramp into the water), volleyball courts, diving platforms and sandy beach. Water was 20c plus and I stayed in for ages. 

 

 

I pretty much just went straight from there to the next swim, about 25 minutes away at Granvik, on Lake Vättern (Sweden's second largest lake). The water is different there, being famous for gin clear quality and being a little cooler. Still a solid 19c, with a dramatic coast, beautiful harbour and nice cafe.

 

 

 

I'm going blueberry picking with my brother in law and sister in law in the morning, which I'll couple with a swim at a place called Hindens Rev (terminal glacial morraine peninsular sticking out 5km into Vänern.

 

 

Looks amazing J👍

[topchippyles]

Any fresh water crocs out there J as your like tarzan 😄 Been getting a little addicted to the rowing machine of late in the gym which is something your a big fan of. Amazing pics 

Edited July 10, 2021 by topchippyles

[Matthew Storrs]

That looks lovely J. I haven’t been to Sweden since 2017 now. My wife’s dad had a lovely country house just north of Karlstad, Vanern, absolutely love it. He’s since sold and lives in Norrkoping. 

 

Enjoy!

[scbk]

Looks great, can't believe how warm it is. Plenty of swimming opportunities round here but I think you'd be lucky if the water temp was half that!

[Mark Bolam]

Awesome J.

Enjoy mate.

[Vedhoggar]

It’s like every village and town has somewhere like that to swim in Sweden in the southern part and shallower lakes can get surprisingly warm in July to about as far north as Stockholm.  Lots of good places to swim in southern Finland too in July but flies can be a bit of a pain at times. 

[Andrew McEwan]

Happy memories! enjoy, mind the giant pike;)

[woodland dweller]

Blimey J, for a moment there i thought we were going to see pics of you in a mankini !!!