Okay, being a chef for life has something to do with this.
As I swim I am always taking a little water into my nose. I have noticed as I cruise over and through different types of weed beds , bass beds, clear water and near wooded shores I can smell the difference underwater.
I also know now that I have allergies to some sea weeds...
The other day I could smell the Bass before I reached them... there they were , about five feet down ,just suspended a foot over their dished out beds.
Some weed beds smell so strong I want to hold my nose.:fish2:
I wonder if we have some electric receptors like pike do that we don't know about.
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My suggestion -Don't swim in smelly water. I have swam through the water at the Atlantic city sewage disposal plant. (They told us the plant was closed during the race). I do not believe it, I saw lumps.
I had the same experience in the NYC triathlon a couple years ago.Seeeiiickkk. Some of the women had clumps of black grease in their hair.
I haven't been back, but would like to, after they clean it up.
