A Non-Swimming Swimming Question

[gumi]

Assuming you walk through a locker room to get out to the pool, if you stop and use the restroom, do you wash your hands?

[hannahb]

Yes.

[al320]

Ha, yes. Its funny though, right? But definitely yes.

[joenali]

Yes.

[CallingAllAngels]

Yes.

[MrsE]

Absolutely

[breezy8407]

I would. I am a crazy hand washer though.

[gumi]

Jul 27, 2014 19:43:10 GMT -5 peachy said:

Yes. Why wouldn't you?

because you are going directly into chlorine.

plus, most pools (at least here) are attached to a kid pool, and all those kids are peeing in the pool anyway.

I always wash out of habit, but then realize I don't need to waste a paper towel to dry them since they are going to get wet in 30 seconds anyway. And then I wonder why I even washed them!

[Susie]

I think I'm Team Perfunctory Rinse.

[joenali]

Jul 28, 2014 11:58:16 GMT -5 gumi said:

Jul 27, 2014 19:43:10 GMT -5 peachy said:

Yes. Why wouldn't you?

because you are going directly into chlorine.

plus, most pools (at least here) are attached to a kid pool, and all those kids are peeing in the pool anyway.

I always wash out of habit, but then realize I don't need to waste a paper towel to dry them since they are going to get wet in 30 seconds anyway. And then I wonder why I even washed them!

Don't dry your hands. And technically you are supposed to shower before entering a pool.

[tuggyruns]

Jul 28, 2014 13:43:25 GMT -5 joenali said:

Jul 28, 2014 11:58:16 GMT -5 gumi said:

because you are going directly into chlorine.

plus, most pools (at least here) are attached to a kid pool, and all those kids are peeing in the pool anyway.

I always wash out of habit, but then realize I don't need to waste a paper towel to dry them since they are going to get wet in 30 seconds anyway. And then I wonder why I even washed them!

Don't dry your hands. And technically you are supposed to shower before entering a pool.

But really- has anyone ever seen this done/enforced? I've seen some swimmers do it before races, but just curious....

[joenali]

Jul 28, 2014 14:40:36 GMT -5 tuggyruns said:

Jul 28, 2014 13:43:25 GMT -5 joenali said:

Don't dry your hands. And technically you are supposed to shower before entering a pool.

But really- has anyone ever seen this done/enforced? I've seen some swimmers do it before races, but just curious....

It depends where you swim. I don't do it, but DH does.