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Swimming Pool Myths and Facts

Question: Which of the following is true?  A. You must wait an hour after eating to swim.  B. Chlorine turns your hair green. C. Swimming pools take a lot of time and money to maintain. D. People who own pools don’t really use them. E. None of the above. The correct answer is E. None of the above.    There are a lot of swimming pool myths and facts floating around (pun intended) about swimming and swimming pool ownership out there. Let’s take a minute to debunk those swimming pool myths, shall we? You must wait an hour after eating to swim.  Sure, mother typically knows best, but, if you have memories of being sidelined at the pool after lunch, wistfully watching your friends having fun, your mom was subscribing to an old wives’ tale. You don’t really have to wait an hour after eating to swim. The thinking behind this myth is that you’re more likely to get a “stitch” or cramp if you swim on a full stomach, but there’s no medical evidence to support it. If you’re prone to cramps, you might want to stretch a bit before swimming, and of course, you need to adhere to […]

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