When I lived closest to a river, it was in Florida. Where there were alligators. Even were I not terrified, I was not allowed. 😅

yes, in my woods, a river pond where i swim, as a child and now

The Thames?

No, I didnt want to die

We didn't have a river but we played in the canal and brooks. We used to dam a brook to make a pool for swimming or we swam in the canal, barges were a nuisance though. We even managed to play ice hockey on the canal one year.

We had a few small streams to splash in but swam in farm ponds as a kid. Many times we told our parents we were going to fish then skinny dip, air dry and get home for supper.

No-although i could have.Afon Llwyd -either barely ankle deep or a full raging torrent.

Yep grew up in a lovely town by the Thames, some lovely wild swimming spots. Spent afternoons in summer playing in river with Inflatable boats and lilos

There wasn't a river nearby, but I did play in a creek. We had to watch out for venomous snakes, cottonmouths and copperheads.

I have fond memories of playing unsupervised for hours in a local river valley. We also tried to dam a small channel near a small island (the main channel was too wide). We failed since as the opening narrowed the current got so swift all rocks we tossed in it would get swept away.

Sure did! Chicago River--but, upstream, before it met the nasty stuff!

Yes,loved doing that and still do if I get the chance!

I swam in a river.

...i forgot the tadpoles and frogs!

Uh...... Me and a few buddies used to strip completely naked and dive RIGHT into this ugly dirty ass river....... Then, we'd slide across the slimy mud when the water would lower....... That was fun... Well, aside from that time one of my friends cut his waist open almost all the way because he wasn't looking where he was going and slid riiiiiiiight into a broken submerged girder.... Dumbass.. ┬┴┬┴┤•ᴥ•ʔ/