Here's a thread for the ladies to discuss anything that relates to women and swimming. For example, feel free to discuss how disgustingly ugly fastskins are, how the "curse" can kill a meet, how suits don't fit, how swimming wrecks your hair, how hormones unhinge you, etc.
I never take my wedding ring off (not even when inspecting vessels at the refinery), but it is just a plain gold band. I specifically got a plain gold band so I could leave it on all the time. I never wear my engagement ring in the pool.
I have a pair of small diamond stud earrings that I wore once to practice by accident. At the end of the practice, someone said, "wow, your earring is falling out!" The backs on both earrings had disappeared (bottom of pool, probably?) These are the screw-on kind of backs... like the earring is threaded... so I'm guessing the pool chemicals ate through them somehow. Fortunately, the earrings were still in my ears and unharmed. I got new backs and was good to go. Ever since then, I doublecheck that all jewelry is removed (aside from the wedding band.)
Sorry, can't help you with the other questions, Fort!
I never take my wedding ring off (not even when inspecting vessels at the refinery), but it is just a plain gold band. I specifically got a plain gold band so I could leave it on all the time. I never wear my engagement ring in the pool.
I have a pair of small diamond stud earrings that I wore once to practice by accident. At the end of the practice, someone said, "wow, your earring is falling out!" The backs on both earrings had disappeared (bottom of pool, probably?) These are the screw-on kind of backs... like the earring is threaded... so I'm guessing the pool chemicals ate through them somehow. Fortunately, the earrings were still in my ears and unharmed. I got new backs and was good to go. Ever since then, I doublecheck that all jewelry is removed (aside from the wedding band.)
Sorry, can't help you with the other questions, Fort!
