Showering Before Getting in Pool

There's two good reasons to waste perfectly good water before you swim in a public pool. :) 1.) Supposedly the skin and hair will soak up tap water (like a sponge) and in turn the chlorinated water can't be absorbed as readily. Your hair and skin will thank you. 2.) More importantly, any sweat or residue from shampoos, conditioners and deodorant will get into the pool water. When bacteria and chemicals interact with chlorine, they form chloramines. That's the byproduct that makes you cough and gag on days when the pool reeks like chlorine gas (especially indoor pools). www.waterandhealth.org/.../cleaning_air.html Many pool facilities across the country are making efforts to switch to ozone and ionization rather than chlorine.

There's two good reasons to waste perfectly good water before you swim in a public pool. :) 1.) Supposedly the skin and hair will soak up tap water (like a sponge) and in turn the chlorinated water can't be absorbed as readily. Your hair and skin will thank you. 2.) More importantly, any sweat or residue from shampoos, conditioners and deodorant will get into the pool water. When bacteria and chemicals interact with chlorine, they form chloramines. That's the byproduct that makes you cough and gag on days when the pool reeks like chlorine gas (especially indoor pools). www.waterandhealth.org/.../cleaning_air.html Many pool facilities across the country are making efforts to switch to ozone and ionization rather than chlorine.