Swimming spectacle in Mainz: Brave divers welcome the new year!

On New Year's Eve of December 31, 2024, the Rhine in Mainz turned into an impressive scene for the traditional swimming of the fire brigade, which was already taking place this year for the 51st time. At temperatures around freezing, around 200 brave swimmers dared to jump into the 13 ° C cold flow. Mayor Nino Haase gave the starting shot on time at 10 a.m. and mixed himself with the participants, some of whom were disguised creatively and equipped the route of about half a kilometer with floating utensils. Despite the circumstances that the fire -fighting boat was not available as a starting ramp and the route had to be shortened, the fun remained unbroken, as Feuerwehr-miz-mi-ueber-gleben-gleben-beiter-bei-kuerzerer-bahnk

Rescue and competition in focus

dierette and security precautions were of the utmost importance again this year: Numerous rescue boats secured the route, because swimming in the Rhine without adequate preparation can be life-threatening. Participants from various fire brigades, including Aschaffenburg, Kaiserslautern and Wiesbaden as well as units of the riot police and the Bundeswehr, contributed to putting the special task of the fire brigade - the water rescue - in the foreground. The event not only showed the courage of the swimmers, but also the sense of community of the various emergency services, which together want to point out the importance of water rescue, such as Zeit.de

In addition to these exciting swimming activities, the event is also about good purpose. The proceeds from the accompanying fundraiser will go to the association "Frühstarten e.V." this year Mainz, which is committed to the supply of premature babies and the sick newborn. This also supports the care in the neonatological intensive care unit of the University Medical Center Mainz, which underlines the importance of the event beyond the spectacle. After the failure last year due to floods, this year's swim was a complete success and pulled both swimmers and spectators to the banks of the Rhine.