I always make sure that I wear flip flops when I'm in the pool so I don't get athletes foot or toe nail fungus. I was in a pharmacy today and was talking to the pharmacist about the topic because the pharmacy is across the street of the pool of the gym I go to. She mentioned that she goes to that gym too but the water in that pool isn't too clean and she wouldn't swim there because she's afraid to catch something like fungus. I mentioned that I thought that chlorine kills everything but she denied that:confused:
Is it really possible to get fungus while you're swimming?
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I think the pharmacist was exaggerating. In general I'm not concerned but the way she pointed out that she goes to the gym but would never set a foot in their pool, made me a bit concerned since I swim there regularly for years. I realized the pool isn't squeaky clean but all of us who have been swimming for ages are sort of used to some pools not being the cleanest. It's a pity because I have a 25 meter pool almost across the street from my apartment but they don't put up lanes which means people swim in all directions, plus you have kids jumping in from the side:bitching:
I think the pharmacist was exaggerating. In general I'm not concerned but the way she pointed out that she goes to the gym but would never set a foot in their pool, made me a bit concerned since I swim there regularly for years. I realized the pool isn't squeaky clean but all of us who have been swimming for ages are sort of used to some pools not being the cleanest. It's a pity because I have a 25 meter pool almost across the street from my apartment but they don't put up lanes which means people swim in all directions, plus you have kids jumping in from the side:bitching:
