It is barely half a century since parts of the Thames were declared ‘biologically dead’ because the river was so dirty. But with the water now cleaner than at any time in living memory, entrepreneurs want to build a £10 million open-air swimming pool in the middle of the Thames in Central London. The proposal looks to re-establish an intimate and playful link between Londoners and this historic lifeblood of the city. Imagine swimming in the river, surrounded by reeds that frame tantalising views of the city around you. The Baths are not just for swimmers, but provide refuge and habitat for fish, birds and a wide range of flora. The Thames Baths Project is all about developing a scheme that is visionary. The project has been covered extensively in the press and features in a major exhibition on urban swimming from September 2014 to January 2015.