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> no pedestrians And swimmers! My office here in Amsterdam is on a canal. All through the summer there are 20-30 swimmers a day. Including one man who every
by stevesimmons 5y ago
> no pedestrians
And swimmers!
My office here in Amsterdam is on a canal. All through the summer there are 20-30 swimmers a day. Including one man who every morning swims head-down freestyle the 1km around Prinseneiland.
- consumer451 5y agoAs someone with chronic sinusitis, which likely came from years of swimming in questionable water, this is utter insanity to me. Does canal swimming seem a bit nuts to you as well?
- difosfor 5y agoWe keep our canals reasonably clean; especially if you're close to one of the inlets of clean water the risks are low from what I understand. In the summer you have to watch out for algae etc. But we also keep track of those in official swim water around the canals. And finally I think the risks of swimming in a crowded small official swimming lake can be pretty high as well. But yeah, I'd still think twice before going swimming in a canal and I'd try to keep the water out of my mouth etc.