Swimming in the river torrens. Then cross the historic swinging bridge which is now safe to use due to restoration. The torrens was the only recreational swimming area in adelaide apart from the one or two olympic pools that had been built in the 1950s 73 year old gilberton amateur swimming club past. Starting from severn street enter the river torrens linear park via the old gilberton swimming club historic stone arches.
A 21 year old man has died after trying to swim across adelaides river torrens. Kingston and john morphett were trekking over the adelaide plain when mr kingstons dog got the scent of water and dashed towards it to slake its thirst. Field of the rapid george s.
Several swimming clubs were started the most enduring being gilberton amateur swimming club which hosted races in its large swimming hole and fostered free swimming lessons for local children. Patriotic carnival at gilberton amateur swimming club 11 march 1912 river torrens gilberton. The photograph shows many spectators on the banks of the water and up the hill from the water.
An essay on the river torrens on a warm summers day in november 1836 lt wg. But when the first weir built in 1881 formed the torrens lake and held back the river upstream swimmers returned to the water. The river torrens t r en z karrawirra parri karrawirraparri is the most significant river of the adelaide plainsit was one of the main reasons for the siting of the city of adelaide capital of south australiait flows 85 kilometres 53 mi from its source in the adelaide hills near mount pleasant across the adelaide plains past the city centre and empties into gulf st.
Peters billabong and river walking paths are also close. And along some stretches of the torrens swimming clubs formed competitions were organized and spectators came in their hundreds to watch the races. The flow of the river is seasonal but it was thought that even in summer the waterholes of the torrens would furnish an abundant supply of potable water.
A picnic area oval st. Patriotic carnival at gilberton amateur swimming club 11 march 1912 river torrens gilberton. A beautiful view of the old swimming area is available.