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If the weather is nice, we sit here every day

If the weather is nice, we sit here every day

A group of women known as the 'Zwetse women' spend their days at the Het Zwet swimming pool in Haarlem to enjoy their local holiday. They frequent the pool daily and often assist children who have lost their parents.

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