Iako su obje te cifre nešto malo niže nego 2008, one pokazuju i značajno poboljšanje ostvareno od 1990, kad je u okviru normi bilo 80% evropskih priobalnih i samo 52% slatkovodnih plivačkih zona.
While both figures are slightly lower than those in 2008, they also show the significant improvement achieved since 1990, when 80% of Europe's seaside swimming areas and only 52% of the freshwater ones were within the norm.