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.
Kids' swim team had one mom test positive. Lapse of judgement, and she sent her kid to practice during quarantine. No issues from that. Another kid who actually hadn't been going to many practices this Summer got it, but no other cases. But we have not had issues with a much larger group that one would see in a gym pool. Have not heard of any of the other local teams with issues, either, but one coach from a Summer league team got it - again, no swimmers did.
As a pretty militant masker, I feel the pool is about the safest environment one could be in. And most of what I've seen now is saying it takes about 15 minutes of expsure for it to spread, so walking through the bulding to the pool probably isn't a big problem, either.
Kids' swim team had one mom test positive. Lapse of judgement, and she sent her kid to practice during quarantine. No issues from that. Another kid who actually hadn't been going to many practices this Summer got it, but no other cases. But we have not had issues with a much larger group that one would see in a gym pool. Have not heard of any of the other local teams with issues, either, but one coach from a Summer league team got it - again, no swimmers did.
As a pretty militant masker, I feel the pool is about the safest environment one could be in. And most of what I've seen now is saying it takes about 15 minutes of expsure for it to spread, so walking through the bulding to the pool probably isn't a big problem, either.
