Showering Before Getting in Pool

showering? of course not. Although if I know that the water in the pool is on the cool side, I may throw some very cold water on my back, just to lower the magnitude of the shock of entering in the pool. Showers? They are in theory mandatory in this part of Canada, but this is irrelevant I find. In the pool, I spit, I sweet (a lot) and I snuff out. IOW I put much more dirt in the water by training than by not showering. Multiply this by a full squad of adults and teenagers, that sums up to a lot of spit sweet and potentially flu infected snivel. And even then. We are far from the water quality of a lake with the bacterias, microscopic faeces material and other organic compounds. Fortunately, some products get added to the water in order to counterbalance this. Spraying some water on myself without soap for 1 minute before entering in the pool? Frankly I don't think it makes a significant difference. A pool is by nature a top clean environment (well, at least based on my standards).

showering? of course not. Although if I know that the water in the pool is on the cool side, I may throw some very cold water on my back, just to lower the magnitude of the shock of entering in the pool. Showers? They are in theory mandatory in this part of Canada, but this is irrelevant I find. In the pool, I spit, I sweet (a lot) and I snuff out. IOW I put much more dirt in the water by training than by not showering. Multiply this by a full squad of adults and teenagers, that sums up to a lot of spit sweet and potentially flu infected snivel. And even then. We are far from the water quality of a lake with the bacterias, microscopic faeces material and other organic compounds. Fortunately, some products get added to the water in order to counterbalance this. Spraying some water on myself without soap for 1 minute before entering in the pool? Frankly I don't think it makes a significant difference. A pool is by nature a top clean environment (well, at least based on my standards).