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. 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.
Swimmers checklist
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
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
Don’t pee or poop in the water
Don’t swallow the water
Swimming pool checklist Check the pool’s latest inspection results
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.