Should you shower before swimming in a public pool?

[Luckystrike123]

As an adult I've always showered before and after swimming. It makes me shudder thinking about how poor some peoples personal hygene is.

 

[inogen]

I was lucky enough to go to a school that has a swimming pool. I've been totally indoctrinated into the idea of showering before swimming. And yes, it had less chlorine in than any public baths I've been in. I have to wear goggles in them.

I'd be embarrassed to walk out of the changing room without having had a shower. Filthy ****s who don't.

I have seen some people abroad shower before they go in the sea. That's a bit weird.

 

[MrRockliffe]

I shower before and after

Regardless of whether I’m fussed about it, I do it because it’s not an inconvenience to do so, and others care.

 

[Ryan-3]

I don't get this, it's not like water just vanishes once it's used (unless of course it evaporates but then it comes back as rain), it gets cleaned and put back into the water supply, we're not living in a 3rd world country where water supply is an issue

It takes a lot to clean the volume of water that we use and that's the issue here, not the contaminated water itself. That we have in abundance.

 

[Dis86]

I don't get this, it's not like water just vanishes once it's used (unless of course it evaporates but then it comes back as rain), it gets cleaned and put back into the water supply, we're not living in a 3rd world country where water supply is an issue

It takes time, money and energy to treat it after use.

 

[Minusorange]

It takes a lot to clean the volume of water that we use and that's the issue here, not the contaminated water itself. That we have in abundance.

It takes time, money and energy to treat it after use.

Then don't complain about people not getting a shower when a pool full of chlorine does the job ?

 

[200sols]

hOw CaN tHeRe bE nO wAtEr LoOk aT tHe OcEaNs

Lol. OCUK logic at its best.

 

[Minusorange]

Lol. OCUK logic at its best.

But if the Oceans are rising, we should be using more water to counter the rise, if it's in use it can't be flooding our homes

 

[Deleted User 298457]

But if the Oceans are rising, we should be using more water to counter the rise, if it's in use it can't be flooding our homes

Now this is the kind of bro-science I can get behind. Quick, get this man a spot on GBeebies News!

 

[Secret_Window]

But if the Oceans are rising, we should be using more water to counter the rise, if it's in use it can't be flooding our homes

Yeah and everyone who has a garden should have a swimming pool to use the excess water. Simples.

 

[jpaul]

could be marginal how much 'dirt' you sweat into the pool if you are swimming, versus what was imported on an unshowrered body

https://www.active.com/triathlon/articles/cracking-the-code-on-sweat-rates

How much do we sweat? An average person sweats between 0.8 to 1.4 liters (roughly 27.4 to 47.3 oz.) per hour during exercise.
...
The easiest way to measure your sweat rate is to weigh yourself without clothes on before exercising for one hour. After an hour of exercise, return home, strip down and weigh yourself again. Assuming you did not use the toilet or consume any fluids during exercise, your weight loss is your sweat rate.

 

[Dis86]

could be marginal how much 'dirt' you sweat into the pool if you are swimming, versus what was imported on an unshowrered body

https://www.active.com/triathlon/articles/cracking-the-code-on-sweat-rates

You sweat significantly less when immersed in water...

 

[bainbridge]

I might not ever get in a swimming pool after reading this thread. Reminds me of when I went swimming at school and when walking through the changing area something got stuck to my foot.. it was someone's discarded plaster, complete with blood UGH!

 

[Dano]

Bunch of wussies in this thread lmao

 

[Dis86]

Reminds me of when I went swimming at school and when walking through the changing area something got stuck to my foot.. it was someone's discarded plaster, complete with blood UGH!

Grim. I hate crap like that.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

You sweat significantly less when immersed in water...

Impossible to prove as youre so wet

 

[Nevakonaza]

Should you, Imo yes. But nobody does, The chlorination in the water should kill any germs anyway.

 

[GR63]

The chlorine in the water should change colour for the detection of pubes, fat, urine, feces, semen and vaginal batter.

And then folk can make their own judgement.

By that argument you would never swim OR have a bath, just a shower?

 

[Efour]

Bunch of wussies in this thread lmao

Dunno seems about normal for here. Germaphobes and socially/mentally stunted.

(myself included)

 

[watercooledman]

I wee in the pool and empty my nostrils in it too.

Happy swimming everyone.