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Isn't a shower before swimming in a public pool a universal thing? It's always required in France.
by seszett 1y ago
Isn't a shower before swimming in a public pool a universal thing? It's always required in France.
- cm2187 1y agoA swimming pool isn't a gigantic body of moving water that is already barely clean enough to be swimming in it in the first place.
- spauldo 1y agoI thought running through the shower area between the changing room and the pool and trying to avoid the cold water as much as possible was the norm, but maybe it's different in France.
- bigstrat2003 1y agoI haven't been to a public pool in ages, but growing up in a small US town I can't say I remember any of the kids at the community center taking a shower before using the pool. It may be different now, but I would be disinclined to say a shower is universal at least based on my experience.
- ameliaquining 1y agoI also grew up in a small U.S. town, and the posted rules said you had to do this, but I don't think they were consistently followed or enforced.
- refurb 1y agoIt’s pretty standard now. But not so much for hygiene standards (the chlorine takes care of that), but more for maintenance issues. Rinsing off before going in reduces the organic load in the pool, which reduces the amount of chlorine consumed, which reduces the amount of chemicals needed to maintain clean water (not to mention reduces chloramine levels which can irritate swimmers lungs).
- Epa095 1y agoI am staying at a north American hotel with a pool now, and I have noticed that absolutely nobody showers before (and they come with dry hair), despite the sign asking them to do so. I have been wondering if this is a cultural difference between Europe and America. It's absolutely disgusting.
- refurb 1y agoYes, but pools aren’t natural bodies of water that already don’t meet sanitary standards, not to mention the water is constantly moving so it’s not like the water is worse when someone goes in later.