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River swimming in Poland: 2025 water quality
Poland reported 100 river bathing waters for the 2025 season. 40% were classified Excellent — 18.7 points below the 58.7% for all 779 bathing waters in the country — and 10 were Poor. 4 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 8 countries with at least 30 river bathing waters, Poland ranks 6 by Excellent share.
100
river bathing waters
40%
Excellent in 2025
10
Poor in 2025
Annual, not live: the 2025 class summarises several seasons of sampling. It does not show today’s pollution, algae or bans.
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Map of river bathing waters
Excellent 40Good 16Sufficient 8Poor 10Not classified 26
How river bathing waters in Poland rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | 40 | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2024 | 72 | 38 | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2023 | 66 | 33 | 50% | 7 |
| 2022 | 66 | 30 | 45.5% | 6 |
| 2021 | 45 | 20 | 44.4% | 4 |
| 2020 | 19 | 9 | 47.4% | 4 |
| 2019 | 15 | 10 | 66.7% | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 9 | 69.2% | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 12 | 85.7% | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 11 | 64.7% | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 8 | 47.1% | 0 |
Most consistent Excellent rivers
4 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- KĄPIELISKO NA SZTUCZNYM ZBIORNIKU RZEKI CIEMNEJ W GOŁUCHOWIE 11 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO NA TERENIE OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI WAWRZKOWIZNA 11 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO OSIR PRZY UL. KĄPIELOWEJ W OSTRZESZOWIE 11 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO ŚRODLĄDOWE DZIEWOKLICZ 11 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO TATAR NA AKWENIE WODNYM OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI 10 seasons
- SIELPIA 9 seasons
- SĘDZISZÓW 8 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE 5 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE W SIEMIATYCZACH 5 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO NA RZECE BUG PRZY UL. SZMITA W DROHICZYNIE 5 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO NA ZALEWIE BOJARY 5 seasons
- PLAŻA MIEJSKA NAD RZEKĄ NARWIĄ 5 seasons
- PNIOWIEC 5 seasons
- POMPKA 5 seasons
- PRZYSTAŃ WODNA W NOWYCH SIOŁKOWICACH 5 seasons
- ŚMIESZEK 5 seasons
- ARKADIA 4 seasons
- Gminny Ośrodek Wypoczynku i Rekreacji w Radawie 4 seasons
- JANOWICE 4 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO OŚRODKA WYPOCZYNKOWEGO OLZA 4 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO PRZY MOLO W MAJDANIE SOPOCKIM DRUGIM 4 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO ŻURAWIA NA WODACH RZEKI BIAŁKA 4 seasons
- MROŻYCZKA 4 seasons
- ZIMNA WODA 4 seasons
- ZWOLEŃ 4 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE 3 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO POŁOŻONE NA TERENIE OŚRODKA REKREACYJNO-WYPOCZYNKOWEGO W PIETROWICACH 3 seasons
- Kąpielisko Balaton 2 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE W CEDYNI 2 seasons
- Kąpielisko MOSiR Zgierz 2 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO STRZEŻONE W KLIMKÓWCE 2 seasons
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE ZEK RADYMNO 1 season
- Kapielisko na zbiorniku wodnym Jacnia 1 season
- Kąpielisko nr 1 Borki 1 season
- Kąpielisko nr 2 Borki 1 season
- KĄPIELISKO OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI W SUCHEDNIOWIE PRZY UL. OGRODOWEJ 11 1 season
- Kąpielisko w Karpowiczach 1 season
- Lisowice 1 season
- Radoszyce 1 season
- ZALEW SZYDŁOWIEC 1 season
Rivers rated Poor in 2025
- KĄPIELISKO ARTURÓWEK Poor in 1 of 5 classified seasons
- Kąpielisko Miejskie nad Zalewem Muchawka Poor in 3 of 4 classified seasons
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE PRZY UL. KWIATKOWSKIEGO W RZESZOWIE Poor in 1 of 5 classified seasons
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE W ŁASKU Poor in 2 of 5 classified seasons
- KĄPIELISKO STAWY JANA Poor in 1 of 5 classified seasons
- STAWY ECHO Poor in 4 of 6 classified seasons
- W Dolinie 10 Stawów Poor in 1 of 1 classified seasons
- ZAKRZEW Poor in 2 of 11 classified seasons
- ZALEW MIEJSKI W ZAMOŚCIU Poor in 3 of 4 classified seasons
- ZBIORNIK WODNY PRZEDBÓRZ Poor in 2 of 11 classified seasons
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (6)
- KĄPIELISKO WYSPA W CIECHANOWCU Poor → Good
- ZALEW SZYDŁOWIEC Sufficient → Excellent
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE ZALEW NAD LIWCEM K/WĘGROWA Sufficient → Good
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE ZEK RADYMNO Good → Excellent
- KĄPIELISKO OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI W SUCHEDNIOWIE PRZY UL. OGRODOWEJ 11 Good → Excellent
- ZALEW KLUCZBORK Poor → Sufficient
Declined (10)
- KĄPIELISKO ARTURÓWEK Good → Poor
- KĄPIELISKO STAWY JANA Good → Poor
- KĄPIELISKO MIEJSKIE PRZY UL. KWIATKOWSKIEGO W RZESZOWIE Sufficient → Poor
- KĄPIELISKO NA TERENIE STAWÓW WALCZEWSKIEGO W GRODZISKU MAZOWIECKIM PRZY UL. NADARZYŃSKIEJ Good → Sufficient
- KĄPIELISKO NA ZBIORNIKU WODNYM PRÓBA Good → Sufficient
- KĄPIELISKO NA ZBIORNIKU ZALEW KRAŚNICKI Excellent → Good
- KAPIELISKO NAD ZALEWEM ZADĘBIE Excellent → Good
- KĄPIELISKO W SIERADZU NA RZECE WARTA Excellent → Good
River bathing waters by voivodeship
| Voivodeship | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Łódź | 20 | 30% | 4 |
| Masovia (outside Warsaw) | 18 | 33.3% | 1 |
| Lublin | 13 | 53.8% | 3 |
| Podlaskie | 13 | 23.1% | 0 |
| Holy Cross (Świętokrzyskie) | 9 | 44.4% | 0 |
| Silesia | 5 | 80% | 1 |
| West Pomerania | 3 | 66.7% | 0 |
| Opole | 3 | 66.7% | 0 |
| Greater Poland | 3 | 100% | 0 |
Voivodeships with at least three river bathing waters; counts include only this water type.
Near which major cities?
Sites within 60 km (straight line) of a major city covered by our city guides:
- Warsaw 7 river bathing waters within 60 km
- Krakow 2 river bathing waters within 60 km
- Gdansk 1 river bathing waters within 60 km
Rivers compared across Europe
| # | Country | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 37 | 73% | 0 |
| 2 | Czechia | 91 | 72.5% | 0 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 78 | 69.2% | 4 |
| 4 | Portugal | 118 | 43.2% | 8 |
| 5 | France | 444 | 41% | 62 |
| 6 | Poland | 100 | 40% | 10 |
| 7 | Spain | 164 | 35.4% | 28 |
| 8 | Hungary | 45 | 33.3% | 1 |
Countries with at least 30 river bathing waters. Networks differ in size and in how sites are designated, so this is a descriptive comparison, not a safety ranking.
Quick answers
- How many river bathing waters in Poland are rated Excellent?
- 40 of 100 (40%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
- Which rivers in Poland have the best long-term record?
- 4 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example KĄPIELISKO NA SZTUCZNYM ZBIORNIKU RZEKI CIEMNEJ W GOŁUCHOWIE, KĄPIELISKO NA TERENIE OŚRODKA SPORTU I REKREACJI WAWRZKOWIZNA, KĄPIELISKO OSIR PRZY UL. KĄPIELOWEJ W OSTRZESZOWIE. See the full list.
- Can I check current conditions?
- The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Serwis Kąpieliskowy (GIS). Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.
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