Showering Before Getting in Pool

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Former Member — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:01:18 GMT

Some excuses for not taking a shower are absurd. I once heard someone say he never washed vegetables before eating them, because he believed restaurants never washed them.

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Former Member — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:28:42 GMT

I showered before I get into the pool today but that was because I ran before. At least the water felt warm when I got in!

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Former Member — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:39:26 GMT

I know I'm sweating in water above 84F (sometimes the pool get's that hot) because when I get out my face is flush and I'm still sweating as if I ran or something. But when the water is nice and cool, when I get out no matter how hard I swam it was as if I didn't do anything. H2O is the world's best thermal conductor, that's why radiators use water:agree: Try weighing yourself before and after... people are always shocked to find out how much they sweat during a swim workout, even in cooler water temps

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Former Member — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:33:12 GMT

I used to waterski in a river used as a raw sewage end point in the 80's. That was the least of my worries with gators and poisonous snakes swimming around. LOL On a more tragic note, an other poster has made reference to potentially harmful organisms found in open water. I do not know how much of her story I can share publicly (never asked for the permission), but let us just say that one of the best athletes in the world, all times, all sports, Shelley Tailor Smith (7 times world champion, 1991 leader of the world cup ranking before all males) has had a huge struggle against one of these, after having swam in a River. Was it in Santa Fe Argentina? I don't remember (although what I do remember from this river is that no matter how clear the goggles, you just can't see your own hands while swimming in there, marathon is 64k long). She struggled for her life and won that fight as if it was the 8th World Title.

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Former Member — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:45:53 GMT

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).

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__steve__ — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:35:04 GMT

I used to waterski in a river used as a raw sewage end point in the 80's. That was the least of my worries with gators and poisonous snakes swimming around.

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Former Member — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:02:12 GMT

I do a good job of bathing at home before a swim. I do wet my hair before my swim cap to help prevent absorbing :bliss:chlorine.

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Former Member — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:56:06 GMT

Ahem, please step back behind the line.

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Former Member — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:44:02 GMT

Creepiest post ever on the forum. Hey Aquageek So what's so "creepy" about an idea for making pools more hygienic so they aren't the moral equivalent of swimming in the Pacific ocean off Santa Monica Beach only a week after Los Angeles had a raw sewage spill? Furthermore, I've never understood how people can continue to live in the middle ages and just use dry "TP" -and think it's hygienic!!! :confused: Dolphin 2

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Former Member — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:37:26 GMT

If for nothing else to water down my hair before I put on my cap....makes a BIG difference. But really, "dont see how it does any good"?...how about all that persperation on your body, even from just doing regular things...dont need to work out with weights to have something to wash off. Deoderant? (dont use any?).....

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__steve__ — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:11:01 GMT

dryTP=roids, washing is better. Never use pool as a wash

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__steve__ — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:33:14 GMT

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knelson — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:11:35 GMT

how about all that persperation on your body, even from just doing regular things What makes you think you're not sweating while working out hard in the water?

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Former Member — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:41:03 GMT

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.

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Former Member — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:37:46 GMT

I sit in that heated hot thing with water spewing from the walls. That counts doesn't it?

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Former Member — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:40:02 GMT

So in addition to showering before you actually dive in, please shower at home before you even come to the facility - It’s nice to go in the locker room without the “assault” on your nose!!! :D Dolphin 2 a noble sentiment, but most people are coming straigt from work so this would be impossible. I agree with Kirk, unless you are covered in filth spraying off does no good so why bother. I only shower when I was running or lifting weights before swimming.

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Former Member — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:33:06 GMT

One of the nice things I like about swimming is it’s a very clean activity and everything in an aquatic facility smells like chlorinated water. Remembering back to my old high school PE days, instead of having to use the same locker room that was used for the “dry land” activities (where the usual hot & sweaty odor permeated the atmosphere), the pool had its own locker room which was squeaky clean. In addition to using a separate locker room, most of us took a shower at home, another shower before getting in the pool, and another shower after getting out. So in addition to showering before you actually get in the pool, please shower at home too. It’s nice to go in the locker room without getting an "olfactory assault” on your nose!!! :D Dolphin 2

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Ahelee Sue Osborn — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:52:35 GMT

SwimFest09 was a clean event and beautiful pool! "ATHLETES MUST SHOWER BEFORE ENTERING THE POOL"

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Former Member — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:42:37 GMT

I have noticed that the people who don't shower are often the same ones who keep their heads above water the whole time to avoid wet hair.

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mattson — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:50:41 GMT

I sit in that heated hot thing with water spewing from the walls. That counts doesn't it? I don't see how sitting in a street cleaner would improve your hygiene. :soapbox:

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Former Member — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:36:07 GMT

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orca1946 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:34:40 GMT

Clean pool How about the parents of kids in lessons wearing street shoes onto the pool deck to watch the kid up close ?? Keep the goose poop off my deck & out of my mouth !!!:badday:

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Patrick W. Brundage — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:29:09 GMT

I just don't think running water over myself for two minutes before getting into the pool is going to improve the water quality. Unless everyone took a lengthy soap shower all it's probably doing is wasting water. My experience is that when a shower is required, most people just "get wet" and not much more anyway. I was actually surprised the other way. Virtually no one I swim with showers before entering the pool. Right on. I'm sorry, but showering before jumping into a vat of chlorinated water is wasteful of time & resources. Do people shower before using cardio or weight equipment in the gym?

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aquageek — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:15:52 GMT

So in addition to showering before you actually get in the pool, please shower at home too. It’s nice to go in the locker room without getting an "olfactory assault” on your nose!!! :D Dolphin 2 Why in the world would I shower before I shower? O-C-D

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Former Member — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:51:04 GMT

This is actually an important topic, given the discovery of viable MRSA in the water in beaches: www.webmd.com/.../beaches-may-be-safe-harbor-for-mrsa I bet it'd survive in pools for a period of time as well. Given that MRSA causes open wounds, I doubt showering would actually minimize the risk of transmission whatsoever. People with active infections simply need to be kept out of pools.