Nature Zine #3 Swimmable Cities

A pond. A river. A lake. A city. What does it take before you can simply swim?

Nature Zine Issue 3: Swimmable Cities by Louisa Minter-Kemp doesn't just ask why more of us aren't in the water — it follows the extraordinary tangle of systems, people, and politics that stand between an urban shoreline and a clean, open swim. From Cape Town to Portland, Vienna to Istanbul, the stories gathered here are part investigation, part love letter to the act itself: at once relaxation, rebellion, and collective celebration.

Meet the activists who have spent over two decades fighting for clean water. Understand the infrastructure no one sees. And find out exactly where you fit in. Beautiful enough to read on dry land. Urgent enough to make you want to get wet.

87 pages. 17 x 23.8 cm. Published by Nature Zine, 2026.