I don't know whether this has been discussed much, but how can USMS support "going green," promoting and/or being supportive of being environmentally responsible for clean water to swim in as well as to drink?
Open Water swims, of course, are the perfect venues to remind us all to keep our waters clean for swimming. The Boston swim focuses on this; do other Open Water swims promote cleaner water? What do they do?
Can pool Masters swimmers, clubs, LMSCs promote being "greener"? Encouraging people to take shorter showers is one way. What are other ways?
I think it is a fine idea and good opportunity for USMS to promote this particular aspect of the environment. By the way, all the Great Lakes are down several inches, except for Lake Superior (where, at the moment, we don't have Open Water swims...but who knows, in the future???).
Jennifer Parks, Michigan Masters
I think you will find ecoli in most water that is tested. Thanks to chlorine it is not a major problem.
Yes, I'm not surprised. Once had E coli -- or something very like it -- that I picked up from hospital floor. It wasn't as terrible as they make it out to be. Couple of days of discomfort; the organism attacks the gut lining, so you bleed a bit, then it's over.
The OP mentioned something that concerned her and led her thinking along a "clean water" path.
Regards, VB
I think you will find ecoli in most water that is tested. Thanks to chlorine it is not a major problem.
Yes, I'm not surprised. Once had E coli -- or something very like it -- that I picked up from hospital floor. It wasn't as terrible as they make it out to be. Couple of days of discomfort; the organism attacks the gut lining, so you bleed a bit, then it's over.
The OP mentioned something that concerned her and led her thinking along a "clean water" path.
Regards, VB
