Lake Geneva to swim at some beaches of the lake; indeed, visibility under water was near zero. By the 1980s, intense environmental pollution (eutrophication) had almost wiped out all the fish. Today, pollution levels have been dramatically cut back, and it is again considered safe to swim in the lake. Major leisure activities practiced include sailing, wind surfing, boating (including water skiing and wakeboarding), rowing, scuba diving and bathing. On a scientific footnote, in 1827, Lake Geneva was the site for the first measurement of the speed of sound in (fresh) water. French mathematician Jacques Charles François Sturm and Swiss Physicist Daniel
Sixth constituency for French residents overseas 2012 French legislative election. The list of candidates was officially finalised on 14 May. There were twenty-one candidates: The Socialist Party chose Nicole Castioni, a resident of Geneva, as its candidate. She was a magistrate in the Criminal Court of Geneva, and, having dual French and Swiss citizenship, was an elected representative in the Parliament of Geneva from 1993 to 2001. Her deputy ("suppléant") was Louis Lepioufle, also a resident of Geneva. The Union for a Popular Movement chose Claudine Schmid. Sébastien Brack was her deputy ("suppléant"). Europe Écologie–The Greens chose Ximena Kaiser Morris, with Jean Rossiaud as her deputy