Ghent In front of the blaarmeersen in Ghent braved 195 participants Sunday the cold during the Bibberduik. Brave, because the water was only 3 degrees warm and the outside temperature was not much higher. The city gave only Friday the green light for the ijsberenevent. More than half of the pre-registered participants hooked on Sunday.
The Bibberduik in the Ghent @ Blaarmeersen was Sunday afternoon, the 13th edition. In 2015 and in 2017, the winter swim is still canceled due to the ongoing freezing temperatures. And also this year it was the anticipation or the event should continue. In principle, it is below five degrees is not swimming. The city gave her fiat when the temperatures are again above freezing, climbed after the short cold snap.
