This new study says that one in five people relieve themselves in the pool. Both Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps were questioned, and replied that they do it all the time. Lochte says that the pool "is the biggest and most expensive toilet of all time, and it's all mine".
Our youth program has more than a dozen swimmers with inhalers on deck, 9 kids had pneumonia at the same time, and many masters have had their fare share of sinus infections. The health risks almost seem to outweigh the benefits of our sport at times.
Just curious if this is really as widespread as they say. ...Without admitting to be a pool pisser, how many of you are aware of this practice, and how can we make it stop?!
link to study
Researchers estimated that over the 3-week period, swimmers released 7.92 gallons of pee into the smaller pool, and nearly 20 gallons into the larger one.
Common or not, peeing in the pool isn’t so harmless. When uric acid in human urine mixes with chlorine, a toxic compound called cyanogen chloride and trichloramine is formed. CNCI can harm the central nervous system, the lungs and the heart, while NCI3 has been associated with acute lung injury.
I don't understand this dispute. Why is it so danged hard to get out of the pool to pee? Most pools have the rules clearly posted and they say, don't pee in the pool. It's disgusting. Yes, I know there are a lot of bad habits and rude people. But geez, guys, how hard is it to pull your suit aside to pee in the toilet? Master's swimmers should be the leaders in pool etiquette. It doesn't matter how little or how much pee is in the pool, if you're the one getting a mouthful, or a face full, it's icky and it's rude. And yeah, it would be nice if pools didn't use chlorine, but until they build them with less noxious chemicals, we don't need to further pollute the water we swim in with with human waste.
I don't understand this dispute. Why is it so danged hard to get out of the pool to pee? Most pools have the rules clearly posted and they say, don't pee in the pool. It's disgusting. Yes, I know there are a lot of bad habits and rude people. But geez, guys, how hard is it to pull your suit aside to pee in the toilet? Master's swimmers should be the leaders in pool etiquette. It doesn't matter how little or how much pee is in the pool, if you're the one getting a mouthful, or a face full, it's icky and it's rude. And yeah, it would be nice if pools didn't use chlorine, but until they build them with less noxious chemicals, we don't need to further pollute the water we swim in with with human waste.
