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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by gregyboy(m): 5:21pm On Nov 18, 2017
op u forget to say some peeps even go ahead to have sex in the swimming pool leaving the semen in water

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Funjosh(m): 5:22pm On Nov 18, 2017
Best place to swim is a flowing river but don't blame me if something crawl into your underwear grin

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by HomeOfMe(f): 5:22pm On Nov 18, 2017
FitnessDoctor:
Hello, guys, it's your favorite health blogger, Paul Samuel FitnessDoctor

Thinking about taking a dip into a public pool to cool off, well think again. Many public pools are crawling with germs -- and, if not treated properly, can pose a major health risk.

Before heading to the pool at any time, find out what could be lurking in the water -- and learn how to protect yourself and your family.

1. 1 in 5 adults pees in the pool

Though it may seem like a habit most people would grow out of after childhood -- or preferably, never pick up in the first place -- many adults admit to relieving themselves while swimming.

In fact, a 2012 survey conducted by the Water Quality & Health Council found that one in five U.S. adults urinates in the pool.

2. There’s probably poop in the pool, too

Copyright: Paul Samuel FitnessDoctor (realfitbody.com)

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 1 in 8 public pools, hot tubs, and water playgrounds was shut down because of health and safety violations, including excessively dirty water.

The most common cause of contamination: fecal matter that rinses off children or people who go swimming while suffering from diarrhea.

"Contamination can occur via direct release of formed or diarrheal feces or as much as 10 grams of fecal material can rinse off a young child's perianal surface and into the water," the report states.

3. Some bacteria are resistant to chlorine

Chlorine is the major chemical used to kill germs in the pool. When chlorine is added to pool water to kill germs that can cause illness if ingested, it takes time to work.

The chemical eliminates most germs in minutes, but some, such as Cryptosporidium, or "Crypto" for short, can live in properly treated pool water for several days.

4. Most people go swimming without bathing

The 2012 report from Water Quality and Health Council also found that nearly 70 percent of people do not shower before taking a swim in the pool -- adding to the number of germs in the water.

"Swimming is not a substitute for bathing. Too many people unknowingly treat the pool as a communal bathtub," Wiant said in the release. "It may seem counter-intuitive, but it's important to shower before you jump in the pool to help keep swimming healthy for everyone in the pool.

So there you have it.

Source: http://www.realfitbody.com/2017/10/6-facts-might-quit-swimming-public-pools.html

And those who their menstruation comes suddenly without any sign,and boom it gushes into the pool. Goodluck to those in there at the time. I've never liked public pool.

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by HomeOfMe(f): 5:28pm On Nov 18, 2017
MrBrownJay1:
a good thorough bath after the swimming pool will clear all the nonsense mentioned above... but then again, how would someone learn how to swim if they dont go to a swimming pool?! you think swimming in a river is any better?!
If that's the case,what I do once in a while is go to the pool very early before their customers start arriving. Normally,the pool owners purify the pool overnight by applying the chlorine in it. You do your swimming before crowd starts arriving.

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Nobody: 5:32pm On Nov 18, 2017
That means you will NEVER go close to any river.

Na to just build your own swimming pool be dat. grin grin cheesy

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by emperordelis(m): 5:35pm On Nov 18, 2017
owomida1:
This is why I don't swim.

Babes and guys with gonorrhea will jump into the pool, others will pee, some will mess, body odoured guys and girls will wash their underarms and under-thighs inside, people with scabies, measles, fugal infection of sorts will swim.

And some will still somehow drink the water.

God is great!

you should have been the op
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Yewandequeen(f): 5:35pm On Nov 18, 2017
Some even spits saliva or phlegm in the pool instead of using the holes provided for such....yuck

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Ignyte(m): 5:40pm On Nov 18, 2017
Monday morning swimmers like me, we swim when the water has just been cleaned, and we swim alone. Those bacteria wey dey resist chlorine sha strong oh
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by rawpadgin(m): 5:44pm On Nov 18, 2017
Blackhawk01:
I'm guilty of no1 lipsrsealed embarassed
what the hell

In fact, i don't know what to tell you

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Veeflow(m): 5:44pm On Nov 18, 2017
My experience

It happened we took some ladies (oloshos) just to catch fun in the pool. After all the rocking and boobs pressing as we wer in the bathroom to shower and go catch some other fun cool we just heard one of them saying she pissed inside the water then another said she did twice.
Guy I wan die.. I vomitted there. Even dreamt about it again at night. Since then river or beach or any like that. Me no go near tha shii

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by chronique(m): 5:47pm On Nov 18, 2017
damn! no one is certainly a good reason to prevent me from entering a pool with so many people. if i must do so,it must be in a place where there are sane and classy people,who would understand that they shouldn't pee in the pool.

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Blackhawk01: 5:50pm On Nov 18, 2017
rawpadgin:
what the hell

In fact, i don't know what to tell you

Why? shocked
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by lastmaster(m): 5:53pm On Nov 18, 2017
So disgusting, there was a day I was swimming in a public pool; I saw live sperm floating on the surface of the waters, I just ran out of the water.

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Fidelmak(m): 5:55pm On Nov 18, 2017
owomida1:
This is why I don't swim.

Babes and guys with gonorrhea will jump into the pool, others will pee, some will mess, body odoured guys and girls will wash their underarms and under-thighs inside, people with scabies, measles, fugal infection of sorts will swim.

And some will still somehow drink the water.

God is great!

grin
owomida1:
This is why I don't swim.

Babes and guys with gonorrhea will jump into the pool, others will pee, some will mess, body odoured guys and girls will wash their underarms and under-thighs inside, people with scabies, measles, fugal infection of sorts will swim.

And some will still somehow drink the water.

God is great!

u disgustn

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Slayer2: 6:01pm On Nov 18, 2017
Blackhawk01:
I'm guilty of no1 lipsrsealed embarassed

Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by MrBrownJay1(m): 6:08pm On Nov 18, 2017
HomeOfMe:
If that's the case,what I do once in a while is go to the pool very early before their customers start arriving. Normally,the pool owners purify the pool overnight by applying the chlorine in it. You do your swimming before crowd starts arriving.

exactly... its with such BS fearmongers that people never learn to swim and get swept and die in knee high streams

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Blackhawk01: 6:08pm On Nov 18, 2017
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Lokoyen(m): 6:12pm On Nov 18, 2017
Benjom:
Thank God I don't even know how to swim... Lobatan!

U better start learning how to swim.
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Lokoyen(m): 6:13pm On Nov 18, 2017
iamJ:
stories for the gods, its relaxing, i always bathe after self


LOl! nothing can separate me from pools.

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by rawpadgin(m): 6:13pm On Nov 18, 2017
Blackhawk01:


Why? shocked
do u also bed-wet?
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Lokoyen(m): 6:15pm On Nov 18, 2017
Luka316:
For me, swimming is the best form of relaxing. Everything that have advantage must certainly have a disadvantage, but I don't think this issue mentioned here are strong enough to stop me from swimming.

I love swimming after exercising

To be candid since i learnt swimming this year it has become part of me. Swimming is good. Everything has its own bad sides dis is no exception. The meat we eat if one visit abattoir meat will disgust you. We still eat it daily.
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Blackhawk01: 6:16pm On Nov 18, 2017
rawpadgin:
do u also bed-wet?

Lol. Stopped some years back. embarassed
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Tonymegabush1(m): 6:18pm On Nov 18, 2017
I Neva enter pool b4 my frnds will just enter calling me to join them but I always turn it down.
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by correctguy101(m): 6:23pm On Nov 18, 2017
So after paying 28k to swim at Eko Hotels and Suites you mean I can't drink the water?

OP leave me alone... undecided
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by rawpadgin(m): 6:26pm On Nov 18, 2017
Blackhawk01:


Lol. Stopped some years back. embarassed
do u deliberately pee in the pool or it's accidentally?
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by just2simple: 6:28pm On Nov 18, 2017
sad I' ve seen some gilrs bathing i n the pool while on their period cheesy Esp. disturbing are those with serious health challenges like HIV, bathing in d pool with many others, including children. what's the health harzard of this

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Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Blackhawk01: 6:34pm On Nov 18, 2017
rawpadgin:
do u deliberately pee in the pool or it's accidentally?

Hahahaha grin cheesy grin

Do people accidentally pee? Let's call it a case of not so many options... lipsrsealed
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Marshallvenom(m): 6:44pm On Nov 18, 2017
And alot of semen too...my people know themselves
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Yakzo(m): 6:54pm On Nov 18, 2017
To add, there is this case, can't recall exactly, where a teenage boy ejaculated in the pool getting several girls pregnant. He confessed to ejaculating in the water. Therefore do you research and help yourself and others.
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by Reference(m): 7:24pm On Nov 18, 2017
owomida1:
This is why I don't swim.

Babes and guys with gonorrhea will jump into the pool, others will pee, some will mess, body odoured guys and girls will wash their underarms and under-thighs inside, people with scabies, measles, fugal infection of sorts will swim.

And some will still somehow drink the water.

God is great!


....and subcutaneous monkey pox....
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by rawpadgin(m): 7:34pm On Nov 18, 2017
Blackhawk01:


Hahahaha grin cheesy grin

Do people accidentally pee? Let's call it a case of not so many options... lipsrsealed
not so many options?

So u can't get out of the pool to ease urself in the restroom?

Chai blackhawk! U is wicked

On Monday is my birthday, i was thinking of going to the pool but i ain't going anymore. No thanks to uu embarassed
Re: 4 Facts That Might Make You Quit Swimming In Public Pools by AFONJAPIG(m): 7:53pm On Nov 18, 2017
I urinate inside pool... so hats the fuss

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