Category: Competitive Swimming
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How Pool Disinfection Byproducts Affect Asthma and Allergies
May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), which means it is the perfect time to think about how the air quality at your indoor pool facility affects swimmers and staff. Can Swimming Pools Cause Asthma and Allergies? According to the AAFA, more than 60 million…
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How to Protect Your Pool Against Crypto
If you’re running a public pool or a waterpark, your biggest nightmare probably involves an outbreak of illness starting at your facility. If your sanitation method fails to work properly, you run the risk of exposing your customers and staff to Recreation Water Illnesses (RWIs), which can damage your facility’s reputation or shut down your facility…
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The History of the Public Swimming Pool
The story behind the modern American public swimming pool is a surprisingly fascinating journey. We’re diving into a quick history lesson to help you understand how public pools have evolved to where they are today. Bathing Pool Beginnings The concept of using public swimming pools for recreation in the United States began in the late 1800s. In…
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How to Avoid Swimming-Related Parasites Warned by CDC
Summer is around the corner and before pools across the United States open, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report reminded us of the dangers of swimming-related parasites and how we can swim healthy. According to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report report, from 2000 to 2014 there were 493…
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Swim Season: 3 Ways Pool Chlorine Harms Swimmers’ Health
The college and high school swim team seasons are finally here – and while that means swimmers and coaches get to enjoy practices and meets – this also means swimmers are potentially more exposed to harmful pool chlorine. If you’re a competitive swimmer, a swimming coach or if your children are on a swim team this…