Places to swim near Dallas/Fort Worth
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Big G
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I lived in the D/FW area 20+ years ago, and used to enjoy swimming at Grapevine Lake in the summers. I wish I could remember the exact name of the area I went to, but it had a cove and I would swim from one side to the other, back and forth with mask, fins and snorkel to help improve my dive fitness. It was about 400-500 yards across. The water was, of course, murky. But, it's not like I was really "snorkeling." It was all in the name of improved kicking and cardiovascular capacity.
Pepper60
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Don't know if you've found a place; you didn't say what area of Dallas your located, but if lake swimming is your thing, you pretty much head in ANY direction in DFW area and hit water in under 1 hour. Lake Whitney and Possium Kingdom take a little longer, and then it just depends on how far you want to drive. As far as Grapevine is concerned, Copperas Cove is probably what Big G was talking about. Also, consult lake web sites and Texas Parks & Wildlife web site for lake "swimming areas".
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