Originally Posted by
electrik
Swimming gets annoying, particularly the chlorine part. Chlorine can damage the lungs and swimming too much in chlorine will dry your skin out like crazy. At least it always did for me, though the anti-chlorine rinse helped me to not stink like a swimming pool. Now, if you have a clear fresh-water lake nearby...
I generally do open-water swim, but during the winter months am restricted to an indoor pool. Just shower asap. And swim vigorously, you don't need to be in the pool for hours at a time.