Salt or fresh water?

[ultimatesurvivor]

I enjoy swimming in lakes, rivers, seas, oceans well in just about any body of water that is at least waist deep, but I usually prefer fresh water over salt water mainly because I hate the stinging in my eyes after swimming in salt water. How about you, what do you prefer?

 

[Hayley]

I'm with you, totally! I'll do both, though, but then sometimes you don't have a choice. I'll take whatever is available and handy. Swimming is my favorite thing practically.

 

[Chippin]

I really haven't had too many chances to swim in salt water other than on family vacations. I tend to avoid beaches in general because at some point of the day, I always find some way to swallow down that nasty salt water by accident!

I definitely prefer freshwater for swimming, fishing, and boating.

 

[Erwin]

I have no salt water near me as I am surrounded by lakes/ponds/ and pools anywhere that is a day trip away. I love fresh water. I have swam in the ocean a couple times, but my contacts didn't really agree with it!

 

[JDSport]

I swim in both and I rather like the fresh water more than the salt water because of the feel and the taste. I love to scuba in saltwater though because of the bright colors of the fish!

 

[jason]

Salt here. Nothing against fresh, but with the gators and water moccasins here, I would rather deal with a shark you can usually see coming. But that has not always stopped from playing in a few swimming holes.

 

[Frederico]

I love swimming in both - but I have to cast my vote for saltwater, I feel so clean after a swimming in the sea. I also like the bouyancy of salt water - I can swim for longer and faster.

 

[BCBabe]

Because of where I live, I can indulge my preference for having BOTH types of water nearby: camp is often near a creek that empties into the sea. I have a greater diversity of food stuff available to me that way, too, as well as a fresh water supply.

I can't stand the feel of my hair if it's been washed in sea-water, either - sea water leaves me and my hair feeling sticking and with a tendancy to stink inside of 12 hours: my second reason for camping near a fresh water source !