Meet your new pool. It’s a hybrid version of its former self. It sips chemicals instead of gulping them down
Before moving to Switzerland, I swam competitively in the United States for 16 years and then coached for six years. This took me to pools in 25 of the 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and Thailand.
Now that I am living in Europe and coaching a club swim team, I have swum in and/or coached at pools Italy, Greece and many regions in Switzerland. There are a few noticeable differences in swimming pool etiquette in Europe and the United States that I have observed.
Every hot tub needs a sanitizer, almost always chlorine or bromine, because warm, jetted water can spread germs that cause
Chlorine use in indoor swimming pools has not improved in the 20 years since the study was published. There have been many more articles since this one confirming that it is chloramines that cause the symptoms.
A common pool service household name, cyanuric acid is now in the toolbox of most residential and commercial pool service professionals who are servicing outdoor pools. However, when cyanuric acid is misused, it can lead to serious problems.
A comparison of UV, ozone, ionizers, and hydroxyl-based advanced oxidation pool water treatment systems for residential or commercial pools.
The “chlorine smell” at an indoor pool comes from chloramines, which form when chlorine reacts with sweat, urine and other
Recreational Water Illnesses cause pools to shut every year, and some even result in multi-million dollar lawsuits. Here is the CDC’s advice for combating RWIs at your pool.
Crypto can survive in chlorinated pool water for days. Learn how it spreads, why hand sanitizer and swim diapers fall short, and how to stay safe.
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