Table 5. Healthy swimming water and air quality checklist,
based on the recommendations of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the guidelines from the
World Health Organization.
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Table 5. Healthy swimming water and air quality checklist,
based on the recommendations of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the guidelines from the
World Health Organization.
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Swimmers checklist
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Stay out of the water if you have:
- diarrhea (for patients with cryptosporidiosis, don’t swim for an
additional 2 weeks after diarrhea has resolved)
- a gastrointestinal (stomach) upset or skin or respiratory infection
- an open wound (for example, from surgery or a piercing) that is not
covered with a waterproof bandage
Keep ears as dry as possible and dry ears thoroughly after
swimming
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Shower before you get into the water, rinsing off in the shower for just
1 min removes most of the dirt or anything else on your body
Remove make-up
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Don’t pee or poop in the water |
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Don’t swallow the water |
Swimming pool checklist |
Check the pool’s latest inspection
results |
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Check the free chlorine level and pH before getting into the water:
proper free chlorine level (1–3 mg/L or parts per million) and pH
(7.2–7.8) maximize germ-killing power. |