www.10kswimmer.com/.../urination-in-open-water.html discusses the answers to these questions:
1. Have you ever felt the need to urinate while swimming in the open water?
2. If so, how often? Every time, frequently, occasionally or rarely?
3. Have you relieved yourself while swimming in the open water?
4. Is it difficult or easy for you to relieve yourself in the open water?
5. How exactly do you relieve yourself?
6. Have you ever NOT relieved yourself even though you felt a need? If so, why?
7. After your swim or race, do you feel the need to relieve yourself?
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Why does it have to be open water swimming?! :D I haven't gotten out of the pool in years and years!!:agree:
As female medical doctor friend and former Stanford swimmer says "it's only uric acid"
Uric acid (or urate) is an organic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen with the formula C5H4N4O3.
:agree:
Just to remind you that urine, as an organic compound, increases the carcinogen THMs in the chlorinated pools. If you urinate in the pool you would be exposed to the THMs more than others. For the sake of your own and other's health please don't do that. I'm sure every pool facility has bathrooms not far away from the pool--that's where urine belongs :cool:
Why does it have to be open water swimming?! :D I haven't gotten out of the pool in years and years!!:agree:
As female medical doctor friend and former Stanford swimmer says "it's only uric acid"
Uric acid (or urate) is an organic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen with the formula C5H4N4O3.
:agree:
Just to remind you that urine, as an organic compound, increases the carcinogen THMs in the chlorinated pools. If you urinate in the pool you would be exposed to the THMs more than others. For the sake of your own and other's health please don't do that. I'm sure every pool facility has bathrooms not far away from the pool--that's where urine belongs :cool:
