June 8, 2009


10 Best Swimming Places

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Looking for a bit of a swim? Behold, the ten best swimming places in the world. I particularly like the place with the tiny free floating islands.

The name Zacatón comes from the free-floating islands of zacate grass which move about on the surface with the wind. They are visible in the pictures as the surprisingly-large circularly symmetric islands. Because they aren’t connected to the lake bed they float with the wind. Besides swimming and diving in the cenote you can swim to the islands and suntan and picnic as they slowly drift on the surface of the sinkhole.

posted by Amanda Mae Meyncke in beauty, travel 

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4 Responses to “10 Best Swimming Places”

  1. Daryl Scroggins on June 8th, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    This reminded me of that wonderful free-diving record holder, Sara Campbell, who set a new record of 96 meters just last April–at the “Dean’s Blue Hole” mentioned here.

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article6025134.ece

  2. Coop on June 8th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    I love to swim, but I don’t think I’d get into some of these places. I like the Blue Hole on the Paluxy River near Glen Rose, Texas, though.

  3. Phil Bebbington on June 8th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    Damn, what a wonderful location. That shade of blue is enough to seduce you to 96 metres.

  4. Sheila Ryan on June 8th, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    I have a swimming story for y’all, but I’d best wait till I have a little more quiet time for posting. I’d hate to lose my concentration and forget to mention the barracuda.

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