abbott urban river swimmer and a champion of this burgeoning trend and knowing you actually have people from all walks of life who do this all generations all social strata and this becomes maybe the most inclusive public space of balsam it's a very interesting way to be in the city but actually to understand the city is part of a larger environment but in switzerland is very dominated by of course geography. so urban swimming is about more than just cooling off and having fun in the current climate of sydney selloffs and speculative investments it's actually a political act. it is it is really about reclaiming the city as your as your home as your environment this is we're living in this this time where international investment groups take possession of urban spaces and the center is the most. this is the most attractive