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by AndyMcConachie 1065 days ago
Rotterdam here. People swim in the Maas all the time. Just be careful of the container ships and other water traffic.

There are lots of canals and rivers all across The Netherlands and people are swimming in them more and more. When I used to live in Utrecht the idea of swimming in the Oudegracht was disgusting. But I was visiting last month and saw people doing it. I still wouldn't swim in that canal.