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[Garfield2010]

Edgar, on 20 December 2011 - 11:17 , said:

Bunch of pansies, after paddling there for 16 odd years I never got sick from the water. The paddlers still do swims in the dam as cross training
HTFU if you want to swim in the dam, otherwise go splash in the pisspond at Linden.

The water quality is not a problem and Dabulamanzi does monitor it fairly regulary.

Bwahahahaha!! Well said!!

Until I do swim there and get cholera the week before 70.3!!!

How about this. Entry fee to this dam from nou on is one bucket of chlorine. If every swimmer/canoeist throws in one bucket of chlorine every time he swims then maybe we can get blue water!

I will bring Blue 52 this afternoon!!

[shawnv]

Hi guys

First post - although have been lurking on the Hub for a while...

Question - when swimming at Emmarentia do people generall swim round the edge of the dam, or back and forth along the dam wall?

Also, are there any protocols for not getting in the way of canoeists, etc?

[KevG]

shawnv, on 18 January 2012 - 09:48 , said:

Also, are there any protocols for not getting in the way of canoeists, etc?

Ja, look up..."Think Canoe"
Think its anticloskwise swimming so you can sight paddlers going clockwise

[Seeker911]

When swimming at Emmerentia whats the story ? Theres the canoe club as well as the Tri club who operate from the same premises. Does one have to pay a fee, be a member ??? or is it a case of pitch swim and do your own thing ?

[rudi-h]

Also doing 70.3 and swam there on sunday. Nothing wrong to me. Water's cleaner than last time I did a tri in Germiston Lake...

Just do it

[shawnv]

KevG, on 19 January 2012 - 12:35 , said:

Ja, look up..."Think Canoe"
Think its anticloskwise swimming so you can sight paddlers going clockwise

Ha ha, indeed. And dive if he doesn't see you!

Would also be keen to know if we can swim from the canoe club side without having to be a member etc.

[nolipoli]

We have swum there a few times from the yacht club, which is next door to the canoe club. No fees.

[KevG]

shawnv, on 20 January 2012 - 02:17 , said:

Ha ha, indeed. And dive if he doesn't see you!

Would also be keen to know if we can swim from the canoe club side without having to be a member etc.

I paddled with Dabs a few years back as well, they seem super chilled about swimming out their area as long as everyone respects eachother.
Public dam as well, cant really restirct access, go next door otherwise. Just do it!