Swim Tips

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

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Swimmers’ greatest COVID concern? Crowds. 😱

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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.

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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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How often do you check the pH and chlorine levels in your backyard pool?

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Make a splash this summer with a FREE pool test kit!

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Pssst! What happens at the backyard pool probably won’t stay at the backyard pool ...

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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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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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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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Uh-oh … Urine trouble.

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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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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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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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Geese flew south for winter ... and took a bathroom break over your swimming pool?!? 💩🚽

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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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Hair looking a little green after a dip in the pool? ☘️ 😧

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Headed to an indoor pool? Decide if it’s safe with this sharable checklist.

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Burn baby burn … 💦 https://t.co/o1xfh5bwq2

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Is getting fit one of your New Year’s goals? Consider hitting the pool!

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What can pool staff do to reduce the risk of accidental chlorine gas exposures?