I finally found an outdoor pool at a nearby gym that also has an indoor pool. I'm so close to signing up, yet nervous. OTOH, I swam in mid-March, when all gyms had to close that evening. Our state was #2 in the nation with COVID cases. We are at an all time low, yet I still feel apprehensive. BTW, the pool is not busy, despite a heat wave all summer, which makes me think that people are fearful. (and fitness center confirmed that)
Would love to hear from swimmers who've been swimming in outdoor/indoor pools. I know the data about chlorine killing the virus, but would feel better knowing swimmers have stayed COVID free.
Would love to hear from swimmers who've been swimming in outdoor/indoor pools. I know the data about chlorine killing the virus, but would feel better knowing swimmers have stayed COVID free.
Our indoor pools just reopened in mid-July and all lap lanes are restricted to one swimmer per lane. At my LA Fitness, which has a 3 lane pool, they've gone further and blocked off the middle lane. At our community pools, they are running all 6 lanes, but on a reservation-only basis, with 45 minute swim slots, no locker room access and then 15 minutes between sessions to allow time for swimmers to get off the deck. In either case, a mask is mandated except when you're swimming ... even to the point where they encourage you to dry your face first after you swim, put your mask on and then finish drying the rest of your body. I've done both and felt extremely safe. Now, the big caveat is that I'm in Canada where our COVID infection rates are much lower than the US, but if you're in a one-swimmer per lane scenario, I think it's safe.
Would love to hear from swimmers who've been swimming in outdoor/indoor pools. I know the data about chlorine killing the virus, but would feel better knowing swimmers have stayed COVID free.
Our indoor pools just reopened in mid-July and all lap lanes are restricted to one swimmer per lane. At my LA Fitness, which has a 3 lane pool, they've gone further and blocked off the middle lane. At our community pools, they are running all 6 lanes, but on a reservation-only basis, with 45 minute swim slots, no locker room access and then 15 minutes between sessions to allow time for swimmers to get off the deck. In either case, a mask is mandated except when you're swimming ... even to the point where they encourage you to dry your face first after you swim, put your mask on and then finish drying the rest of your body. I've done both and felt extremely safe. Now, the big caveat is that I'm in Canada where our COVID infection rates are much lower than the US, but if you're in a one-swimmer per lane scenario, I think it's safe.
