I'm not sure why this is a huge deal. They do put chlorine in that pool for a reason (even if it is less than the amount found in regular pools). Considering an Olympic-sized swimming pool contains a little over 660,000 gallons, a bit of pee isn't going to make much of a difference.
I've always hoped the above was true. I kinda swim with my mouth open when I'm relaxed and doing longish swims and occasionally drink pool water. I sure hope the chlorine neutralizes it. I've always felt like these types of matters were better off NOT discussed. It's just one more reason for people to think swimmers are CrAzY!
One or two people peeing in the pool obviously is no big deal, but if you've got a public session with 100 or more people in the pool it's going to seriously degrade the water quality. Just get out of the pool and use the toilet for goodness sake!
In the entrance to the Yale pool in the 60s there was a drawing of a guy with a Y on his chest treading water in a toilet bowl with the caption "We don't swim in your toilet, don't you pee in our pool."
If you don't mind drinking other people's urine, you may be one step closer to qualifying for being an astronauts, who drink recycled urine (in space, though). But urine in chlorinated swimming pool produces the carcinogen Trihalomethanes (THMs). You may absorb more of this stuff if you are a "multiple offender".
In the entrance to the Yale pool in the 60s there was a drawing of a guy with a Y on his chest treading water in a toilet bowl with the caption "We don't swim in your toilet, don't you pee in our pool."
Would be nice to see such a sign at every public pool. (although it seems the guy did tread water in a toilet :D)
Well fair to say this is quite a disgusting topic, but it got me to read every post! (maybe there is something wrong with me). Very entertaining everyone :applaud:
