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Swim Tips

@swimtips

Providing daily tips for safe & healthy swimming to keep you away from swimmer's ear!

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linkhttp://www.healthypools.org calendar_today18-05-2009 17:02:59

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40% of Americans admit they’ve peed in the pool … as adults. YUCK! Here’s why you really, really shouldn’t use the pool as a toilet.

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Amid #COVID19 concerns, some swimmers may consider backyard pools for relief from the summer heat. But a new survey finds that backyard pools may hide their own share of unsanitary secrets ...

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Drowning is a leading cause of injury-related death for children under 15. Learn what you can do to protect kids from drowning in a backyard pool. #HSSW2020

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Don’t put the “P” in your backyard pool! When people pee (or poop) in the pool, chlorine mixes with it, creating chemicals that can make swimmers’ eyes red and itchy. #HSSW2020

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Backyard pool owners: Make sure you know how to safely use pool chemicals to help keep everyone safe and healthy this summer. #HSSW2020

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It’s Healthy and Safe Swimming Week! Learn how to stay healthy and safe in and around backyard pools this summer. #HSSW2020

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Proper swimming pool maintenance, which includes disinfecting the water with chlorine, should kill #COVID19. But when swimmers pee in the pool water, they make the chlorine less effective at killing viruses.

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New survey: 70% of Americans say they’ll swim this summer, but crowded pools = swimmers worried about spreading COVID-19.

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While there’s no evidence COVID-19 can spread directly through pool water, we must all continue to do our part to stay safe at public pools this summer.