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Re:How the Creation of the Bahai House of Worship Changed Ar... by contingencies on Friday June 07, 2024 @02:51PM (#40611706)
That's a shame. I recall last summer seeing some dedicated and well-wetsuited people swimming much closer to town, along the concrete shoreline to the north of Ohio Street Beach.
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Re:How the Creation of the Bahai House of Worship Changed Ar... by Kon-Peki on Friday June 07, 2024 @04:49PM (#40612809)
That's the difference between the city and the suburbs. Swimming in the city is fine if a lifeguard is on duty.

https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/beaches

Swimming in the Great Lakes is very dangerous, especially if you are not familiar with the behavior of the lakes.

https://glsrp.org/statistics/

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Re:How the Creation of the Bahai House of Worship Changed Ar... by torstenvl on Saturday June 08, 2024 @11:09AM (#40618020)
Swimming in the Great Lakes is not dangerous at all. They account for 14 drowning deaths per year out of 4500 across the country. That's a quarter of the annual U.S. drownings in the Atlantic despite having more U.S. coastline.
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