You are a wild swimmer.......must be so free! I am not a strong enough swimmer to swim in lakes....hot pools in NZ are more my thing but I do think it must be a wonderful liberating feeling specially if you are as nature intended!
@happypat it's actually quite normal in Finland to swim in the lakes, every small town or village is near a lake, and there will always be a local swimming place and sometimes if it's a big town, kitted out with some basic changing cubicles and loos. It's one of the things I really look forward to when visiting.