Where can I go for a dip in Drenthe?
With temperatures soaring this week, Drenthe’s lakes and beaches are likely to be popular Translated by Thomas Ansell This week ...
Read more
Tag: swimming
City of Groningen grows beach overnight
Hot weather is predicted from Wednesday Summer time may be about to occur in the Northern Netherlands, according to weather ...
Read more
Record numbers of swimmers causing problems in the north
Swimmers across the North are running into problems swimming in the rivers, lakes, and seas: the Dutch Rescue Service had ...
Read more
Maarten van der Weijden donates 6.1 million euros raised during swim to charity
Following a donation to a Leeuwarden breast cancer center earlier this month, Olympic swimming gold medallist Maarten van der Weijden ...
Read more
Water at Hoornseplas causing swimmer’s itch
As temperatures are forecast to rise well into the 30s again this weekend, the province of Groningen has issued a ...
Read moreMaarten van der Weijden’s Elfstedenzwemtocht: later start, Sloten cafes to close
Ex-Olympic swimmer Maarten van der Weijden’s second Elfstedenzwemtocht will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday at the Swettehaven in Leeuwarden, and ...
Read more
New city beach, De Papiermolen pool both opening on Saturday in Groningen
Starting on King’s Day, the Suikerterrein will be home to the newest city beach in Groningen and De Papiermolen public ...
Read more
Maarten van der Weijden making new Elfstedentocht swim attempt
Former Olympic champion and open water swimmer Maarten van der Weijden will make a second attempt to swim the complete ...
Read moreSeveral Drenthe swimming spots now blue algae-free
Blue algae have dissipated at a number of swimming spots across the province of Drenthe, making it safe again for ...
Read more
Natural swimming spots in the north
The weather has been remarkably dry, warm and sunny so far this summer in the north, and going for a ...
Read more
