This year's Zurich city lake crossing is planned for July 2. Should the weather not play ball or the water be too cold, two alternative dates are planned. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox If the first date does not work out, the 1,500-metre course could be swum on July 9 or August 20, the organisers announced on Tuesday. The final decision on whether to hold the event will be made on the Monday before the event. + What it took to make Swiss waters safe for swimming The prerequisite for the lake crossing, in which over 8,500 swimmers took part last year, is good weather and water temperatures of over 21°C. The route leads from Mythenquai to Tiefenbrunnen. In the past two years, the crossing had to be held in August. Translated from German by DeepL/ts How we use technology to translate We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. A journalist then reviews the translation ...
