Downstream

‘softer’ with the introduction
of indoor pools, there has also
been a growth in mass-
participation events on the
Thames. ‘People see it as a
fantastic backdrop for their
event. You get the choice
between an idyllic, tree-lined,
sun-warmed river, or a
twenty-five-metre-long
municipal pool with hair
floating in it. People have
always paddled from the
banks, fished, bathed,