Swimming Guides

The Ideal Swimmer’s Body: Physical Attributes for Success

If you’ve ever seen a lineup of swimmers, you’ll immediately notice they all have many physical attributes in common. Of ...
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The 3 Essential Swimming Survival Strokes You Should Know

Depending on your swim instructor, you likely have been taught the basic survival strokes in swimming before moving on to ...
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How to Fix Pool Liner Pulling Away From the Wall

Pool liners are held in place by a coping track that runs around the perimeter of the pool. Unfortunately, sometimes ...
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How to Tread Water Without Using Your Arms or Hands

Knowing how to tread water is an incredibly important survival skill, more important than knowing the various swim strokes and ...
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Do Humans Naturally Float? Why Some Can and Some Can’t

Some people find it effortless to stay afloat whereas other people sink to the bottom no matter how much they ...
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How Many Laps in a Pool Is a Good Workout?

If you’re looking to get started with a swim training regimen, it’s very easy to get caught up in arbitrary ...
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Swim Gloves or Paddles: Which Should You Train With?

I’m sure you’ve heard of or swam with swim fins before, but not as many have heard of or tried ...
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How Long Does It Take to Swim 1 Mile? (Data by Age & Skill Included)

Runners aspire to achieve the fabled four-minute mile, a feat few have accomplished and most thought was impossible prior to ...
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How Tall Are the Shortest Male & Female Olympic Swimmers?

Everyone loves a David and Goliath story. It’s always so inspiring to see the underdog get the better of their ...
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What Does SCY, SCM, and LCM Mean in Swimming?

When it comes to comparing swimmers’ best swim times, it can be extremely confusing because the pool lengths they swam ...
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Can You Go Swimming With a Yeast Infection?

According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, most women will get a vaginal yeast infection at some ...
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Does Water Go Inside You When You Swim or Bathe?

A normal healthy human has many orifices in which things can enter and exit: a mouth, ear canals, nostrils, an ...
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Speedos/Swim Briefs vs. Jammers – Which is Faster?

You may have seen swimmers training and competing in both swim briefs (Speedos) or jammers. However, at the highest levels ...
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Male Divers Losing Swimsuits: Is It a Big Problem?

Many boys and girls have both experienced the embarrassing moment when, after leaping off the diving board and hitting the ...
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Why Do Divers Wear Small Speedos for Swimsuits?

If you’ve tuned into the Olympic diving events before, you might’ve noticed that, oh la la~, the male divers are ...
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What Are Speedos? Are They a Good Look for Guys?

Speedos, not to be confused with speedometers, are the most revealing socially acceptable swimsuit a guy can wear. The public’s ...
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What to Do If You’ve Added Too Much Flocculant in the Pool

You notice your pool water has turned cloudy and, in a panic, you accidentally added too much flocculant in the ...
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Can You Leave Salt Water in Your Hair Overnight?

When you are headed to the beach, it is crucial that you take the necessary precautions to protect your skin ...
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How Long Does It Take for Pool Clarifier to Work?

Usually after a storm or a pool party, you may notice that your pool water has turned cloudy. What’s happening ...
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Is a Salt Water Pool Good for Your Hair, Skin, & Eyes?

People who frequently swim in chlorine pools experience various side effects ranging from dry hair and skin, itchiness, red eyes, ...
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Too Much Clarifier in Pool – How to Remove the Excess

If you’re a relatively new pool owner, you may still be struggling with managing all of the chemicals needed to ...
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How to Clean a Salt Water Pool – A Maintenance Guide

Often I hear saltwater pools get recommended to pool owners who struggle to keep up with traditional chlorine pool maintenance ...
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The Truth About Salt Water Pools: Are They Worth the Hype?

Have you heard people raving about how much better saltwater pools are compared to chlorine pools? When something is hyped ...
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Are Swimming Pools Bad for the Environment?

Swimming pools can have a negative impact on the environment if you aren’t careful with how you’re disposing of the ...
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9 Eco-Friendly Pool Ideas for Your Next Reno

Your backyard swimming pool is perhaps the most enjoyable place to spend your time during the summer. However, to ensure ...
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Is It Safe to Swim in a Cloudy Pool? What You Should Know

Cloudy pool water is a common problem that occurs sometimes overnight that makes pool owners concerned about the quality of ...
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Low Chlorine in Pool – Safe to Swim In or Not?

Chlorine is a disinfecting chemical used to keep swimming pools sterile. It is also the cause of various side effects ...
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How to Get Rid of Slippery Pool Floor and Walls

If your pool looks relatively clean, but you feel that the pool walls and floor are slippery or slimy then ...
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How to Clean Dirty Pool Water – Read Before Draining!

Are you opening your pool after months or even years of neglect, but aren’t sure about how to deal with ...
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Pool Foam – What Causes It and How to Get Rid of It

Although kids or teenagers may find a foamy pool to be very fun to play in, unfortunately it is not ...
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Accidentally Swam in Shocked Pool – Should You Be Concerned?

If you’ve just accidentally swam in a shocked pool and now your eyes and skin are irritated, you’re probably wondering ...
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When Is a Pool Unsafe to Swim In? What You Should Know

When you are a new pool owner, you may be overwhelmed at how much maintenance a swimming pool needs in ...
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How Deep Can You Bury an Above Ground Pool?

If you’ve ever looked up the cost of installing an inground pool compared to the cost of an above-ground pool, ...
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How Deep Can Above Ground Pools Be?

There is a misconception that above-ground pools are small. They can be very big, as big or even bigger than ...
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Are There Above-Ground Pools With Shallow and Deep Ends?

Due to how prohibitively expensive inground pools are, many decide to purchase a much more affordable above-ground pool instead. That ...
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How to Clean Above-Ground Pool After Draining

It goes without saying that you need to clean your pool often. Improper or inconsistent maintenance can lead to hygiene ...
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How Long Can a Pool Liner Last Without Water?

There are many reasons why a pool owner might want to drain their pool: to get rid of unsanitary water, ...
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Draining Above-Ground Pool Because of Algae: Good or Bad Idea?

As unpleasant as it is to think about, there may come a time when the clear and pristine water in ...
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Does Removing a Pool Decrease Home Value?

If you live in an area where the climate is always nice and toasty, then having a swimming pool can ...
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Does an Above-Ground Pool Add Value to Your Home?

For most people, selling their home will net them the biggest chunk of cash they will ever earn in a ...
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Should I Drain My Pool for Winter? The Risks of Doing So

As summer draws to an end and the weather starts getting colder and colder, many pool owners start thinking about ...
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How Long Can a Pool Stay Empty? Risks of Draining It

Taking care of your pool in the summer is easy peasy. However, things may not go so swimmingly during the ...
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Does Draining a Pool Damage It? What to Be Wary Of

Every year, new pool owners fill their pool up for the first time, use it for the season, and then ...
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If I Drain My Pool Will It Collapse? Risks of Leaving It Empty

If you are still a relatively new pool owner, you may have read during your research or heard from talking ...
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Are Arm Floaties Safe? Advantages and Disadvantages Explained

If you’re just starting to introduce your child to swimming, the number one concern you have is their safety. Thankfully, ...
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Above Ground Pool Wall Problems and Why They Happen

Aside from the occasional rust spot on your metal pool walls which is easily dealt with, some bigger wall problems ...
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Above Ground Pool Wall Came Out of Track – What to Do?

Did you or a professional finish installing your pool, fill it with water, and now a day or two later ...
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What Can I Put Under My Above-Ground Pool?

It’s good to think about what you want to put under your above-ground pool early, because there’s no better time ...
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Can You Put an Above-Ground Pool on Concrete?

Above-ground pools are an excellent alternative to having an in-ground pool because they are cheaper and do not require weeks ...
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Can You Put an Above Ground Pool in the Ground?

If you really want a pool in your yard but can’t afford to build an in-ground pool, then an above-ground ...
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How Long Do Above-Ground Pools Last?

Even though an above-ground pool is not as expensive nor as much of a commitment as an in-ground pool, it ...
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How Often Do Above-Ground Pools Collapse?

Not all above-ground pools seem very sturdy. Some only have a vinyl liner, and even above-ground pools with metal walls ...
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How to Fix an Unlevel Pool Without Draining

Even biblical parables from 2,000 years ago warned us about building a house on an uneven foundation: the result is ...
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Unlevel Above Ground Pool Is Higher on One Side: Solutions

Arguably the most common problem that most above-ground pools have is that they are often installed off-level. It doesn’t seem ...
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Intex Pool Legs Not Straight, Leaning, or Bent? Why & How to Fix It

Intex above-ground pools have made it very easy for homeowners to get a pool in their backyards without digging a ...
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Pebble Tec vs Plaster: Which One Should You Pick?

Most in-ground pools are built with a plaster finish. That’s because plaster is tried-and-true and economical, so plaster finishes are ...
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Pebble Tec Pros and Cons: Is It Worth It?

How your pool looks and feels is a major part of an enjoyable swimming experience, and yet so many people ...
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Pebble Tec vs Pebble Sheen Pool Finish

When building a custom pool, a major consideration you must make is what kind of pool finish you want: plaster, ...
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Pebble vs Plaster Pool Finishes: Which Is Best?

There are various types of pool finishes, but in this article I am focusing on concrete pools; more specifically pebble ...
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StoneScapes vs PebbleTec: Which Pool Finish Should You Get?

When building a pool, one of the most important considerations you need to make is what kind of pool finish ...
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StoneScapes Tropics Blue vs Tahoe Blue Pool Finish

A pebble pool finish can last for decades and is costly to replace, so it’s worth taking the extra time ...
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StoneScapes Tropics Blue vs Midnight Blue Pool Finish

If you are in the market for a pebble pool finish, look no further than any of the finishes in ...
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StoneScapes Mini Pebble vs PebbleTec Pool Finish

Pebble pool surfaces are becoming much more popular in recent years, and for good reason. They offer a wide range ...
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Aqua Blue vs Aqua White Mini Pebble Pool Finish

When selecting a pool finish, you want one that is not only good-looking but also long-lasting. Pool finishes can last ...
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Types of Covers For In-ground and Above-ground Pools

Swimming pool covers are an essential piece of pool equipment that all pool owners should own if they want to ...
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How Long Should Pool Covers Last For?

Pool covers are essential pool equipment that can protect your pool water and keep maintenance costs low. They are so ...
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Solar Pool Cover Bubbles: Face Up or Down?

You may have heard that a solar cover can help keep your pool warm without relying on a state-of-the-art pool ...
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Do Liquid Pool Covers Work? Pros and Cons Explained

Do not underestimate just how quickly water can decrease your core body temperature, even “warm” water on a hot sunny ...
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Do Solar Pool Covers Cause Algae Growth?

Many pool owners have taken their solar covers off their pool, only to find that their water has turned green ...
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Can You Run Pool Pump With Solar Cover On?

Many of us have our pool covered for good reason. It could be to keep leaves and other debris out, ...
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Can You Use Black Garbage Bags to Heat the Pool?

I always thought that I wasn’t a pool person until I realized that I was just really sensitive to the ...
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How to Heat up a Pool Fast Without a Heater

If you have the ability to heat your pool, then you can start pool season early or even extend it ...
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Will a Pool Heat up Faster With the Cover On?

Most pool owners use a pool cover to keep water from evaporating and keep debris out of their pool. What ...
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Will a Black Pool Cover Heat the Water?

If you are sensitive to the cold and feel that your pool is a bit on the chillier side for ...
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Should You Keep Pool Cover on or off During the Day?

Every pool owner should own a pool cover, that is a no-brainer. However, what is not so obvious is whether ...
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How Fast Does a Solar Cover Heat a Pool?

Pool water feels really refreshing on a hot summer day, but many people underestimate just how cold they can get ...
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How Long Does It Take for a Pool to Heat Up by the Sun?

If your pool water is a little bit on the chilly side, you could heat it up with an electric ...
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How to Fix Dead Grass From Above-Ground Pool

Many pool owners are surprised when, after leaving their above-ground pool on a patch of grass for just a few ...
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What To Put Under Inflatable Pool On Grass

Above-ground pools, especially inflatable pools such as kiddie pools, are an affordable and straightforward way to get a pool set ...
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What to Put Under Inflatable Pool on Concrete

Before you commit to installing a pool at your home, perhaps you want to do a trial run with an ...
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Should You Put Artificial Grass Around Your Pool?

Your pool may be the main attraction of your yard, but it can look very barren without a lush green ...
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Will Pool Water Kill Grass? The Effects of Chlorine and Salt on Your Lawn

Swimming pools only look good if the yard they’re in is also aesthetically pleasing. They complete each other; a swimming ...
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How to Keep Grass Out of Pool When Mowing

Grass clippings can get tracked into your pool on people’s feet or they can get blown in by the wind ...
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Can You Leave Pool Vacuum in Pool Overnight?

A robotic pool cleaner is perhaps one of the most expensive pieces of equipment they’ll own. That is why great ...
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Can You Run Pool Robot While Shocking Pool?

Sometimes a small mistake can have enormous repercussions, and this is true of swimming pool maintenance. What you thought was ...
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Do Robotic Pool Cleaners Pick up Algae?

Few things are as revolting as seeing your normally clean and pristine pool developing a green hue. A green pool ...
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Can You Swim With a Pool Vacuum in the Pool?

If you’re just itching to swim, you don’t want to let anything get in your way, not even the robotic ...
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Do You Put Chlorine in a Saltwater Pool? Should You?

If you have a layman’s understanding of how a saltwater pool works, you’d know that it uses a salt chlorine ...
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Can You Put Salt in a Chlorine Pool? Should You?

It is so nice and refreshing to feel cool water on your skin on a hot summer day, but did ...
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Does Chlorine Make Your Hair Lighter?

Summertime means it’s time to head to the pool to escape the heat, but unfortunately you might be running from ...
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Is Dog Hair Bad for Pools? What to Do About It

If you are a pool owner and also the owner of a hairy dog, then you need to consider the ...
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Can I Use a Fire Hydrant to Fill My Pool?

If you’ve drained your pool or are filling it up for the first time, you either have the experience to ...
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Does Chlorine and Saltwater Kill Ticks?

If you happen to have a pool and live in or near a heavily wooded area, tall grassy area, or ...
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Will My Pool Overflow From Rain? How to Prevent It

If it’s been raining for the past few days and your pool is exposed to it, sooner or later it ...
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Why Is My Pool Water Blue and Not Clear?

Every time you see a picture of a swimming pool, they always look so unnaturally blue, as if somebody dyed ...
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Does Chlorine Evaporate From Pool Water?

Swimming in a pool is a fun and relaxing way to spend your summer days. The only reason we are ...
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How Long Can Water Sit in a Pool Without Chlorine?

A pool requires constant maintenance in order for the water to be safe to swim in. However, let’s be honest: ...
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Is It Safe to Swim in a Pool Without Chlorine?

Chlorine is the most popular water sanitizing chemical that makes swimming pools safe to swim in, but also causes some ...
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How Much Baking Soda to Raise Pool pH?

The pH level is a measure of how acidic or alkaline your pool water is. The pH scale ranges from ...
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Is Alkalinity Increaser the Same as Baking Soda?

Maintaining your pool water’s alkalinity at a certain range is important because it acts as a buffer to prevent sudden ...
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Too Much Baking Soda in Pool – What to Do About It

Being a pool owner can sometimes feel like being a chemist. You have to mix many chemicals with your pool ...
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How Long to Wait After Adding Baking Soda to Pool?

Maintaining a pool requires you to meticulously monitor the water chemistry and make adjustments as needed. It sometimes feels like ...
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Will Adding Baking Soda Lower Chlorine Level in Pool?

If you have an excess amount of chlorine in your pool due to adding the wrong amount or type of ...
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Pool Losing 1 Inch of Water a Day: Is This Normal?

It is normal for a pool to lose water over time due to evaporation, so there’s nothing wrong with having ...
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How Often Do You Add Water to Your Pool?

You don’t need to be an expert to know that if your pool is losing an inch of water or ...
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Can Board Shorts Be Used for Swimming?

There are lots of reasons to love wearing boardshorts. Originally, they were made for surfers, and they offer different valuable ...
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Can You Swim in Women’s Board Shorts?

Whether you’re an avid swimmer, like to surf, or want to try new things, you may wonder what outfit to ...
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What Are Volley Shorts? A Different Kind of Swim Trunk

If you’ve spent any amount of time shopping for board shorts you’ve probably come across volley shorts and wondered, what ...
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Backwash vs Rinse – Which One Cleans Filters Better?

When you’re taking a relaxing dip in your pool, the last thing on your mind is how you’re going to ...
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How to Tell if a Pool Is Saltwater or Chlorine

Most residential pools are chlorine pools, however saltwater pools are rapidly rising in popularity. The thing is, if you know ...
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Can You Go Swimming With Eyelash Extensions?

Love swimming, but don’t want to ruin your beautiful eyelash extensions? Don’t fret! They are more resistant than you think ...
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Open Water vs Pool Swimming: Which One Is Harder?

Those of you who are strong swimmers but haven’t yet tried open water swimming before have some burning questions you ...
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Is It Safe to Swim in Green Pool Water?

Is green pool water really that bad? If your pool water is green, that means that it has algae growing ...
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Is Red Algae in the Pool Dangerous? What You Should Know

Even though you’re on top of your pool water care, one day you notice that your pool water, walls, steps, ...
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How to Swim With a Mermaid Tail

After the release of Disney’s The Little Mermaid way back in 1989, young girls around the world wanted to become ...
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How Should Swim Fins Fit? How to Get the Right One

Sometimes when I’m swimming, I’ll notice a lone fin floating along the water’s surface, and a swimmer frantically looking for ...
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Pros and Cons of Swimming With Fins

Swimming with fins is an activity you can do whether you’re a recreational swimmer or a competitive one. The long ...
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Is Swimming With Fins Cheating? Avoid Breaking the Rules!

The introduction and constant advancement of sports gear used in competitions is a subject of much debate. For instance, Nike ...
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How to Wear Swimming Cap and Goggles

Putting on a swim cap seems easy at first, until you try to do it. Then it’s an uncomfortable, hair-pulling, ...
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Mirrored Swim Goggles vs Clear: Which Is Better?

When selecting which pair of goggles you want to buy, you might be overwhelmed by the sheer number of options ...
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Are Swimming Goggles Dangerous? What to Be Wary Of

I remember in my childhood being told by my parents that swimming goggles could put too much pressure around my ...
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Are Goggles Necessary for Swimming?

Whether you’re swimming indoors or outdoors, chances are every single swimmer you encounter is wearing a pair of goggles. It’s ...
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Are There Any Swim Cap Alternatives?

I used to hate wearing swim caps. I always struggled with putting them on, I had issues with them tugging ...
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Benefits of Wearing a Swim Cap – Swim Like a Pro

Whether you’re a casual swimmer or a competitive one, a private pool owner or a public pool goer, chances are ...
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Do Swimming Caps Keep Water Out of Your Ears?

Don’t you hate it when water gets in your ears? I don’t just mean a little bit on the outside; ...
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The Disadvantages of Not Wearing Swimming Caps: Explained

Based on the fact that all competitive swimmers wear swim caps, clearly there is some kind of advantage that wearing ...
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Do Swimming Caps Work? How Effective Are They?

My friend, if swimming caps don’t work, then why does every single competitive swimmer wear one during competitions? They aren’t ...
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What Is a Swimming Cap’s Purpose? Do You Need It?

Many people mistakenly assume that swimmers wear swim caps to keep their hair dry. There is some truth to that ...
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How to Keep Your Hair Dry While Swimming Without a Swim Cap?

Frequently swimming, whether in the ocean or in a swimming pool, will cause your hair to dry out and become ...
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Why Do My Nipples Hurt After Swimming in the Ocean?

If you swim in the ocean often, particularly if you’re a surfer, you may have noticed that your nipples hurt ...
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How to Keep Your Hair Dry While Swimming

At this point, it’s no secret that frequent exposure to chlorine or saltwater will cause your hair to dry out ...
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Does a Swim Cap Protect Your Hair?

Competitive swimmers wear swim caps mainly because it streamlines their head shape and improves their hydrodynamics so that they can ...
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Are Swim Caps Bad for Your Hair?

Swim caps can be tricky to put on, and lots of adjustment may be needed for it to feel comfortable ...
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How Long Do Swim Caps Last?

The most commonly replaced piece of swim gear is the swim cap. No matter what you seem to do, you ...
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How Much Time Does a Swim Cap Save?

There are many great reasons to wear a swim cap while swimming. However, the most sought after benefit is the ...
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How Long Do Swim Goggles Last?

The first few days of wearing a new pair of goggles is absolute bliss. It doesn’t fog up, doesn’t leak, ...
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Should You Wet Your Goggles Before Swimming?

Don’t you just hate it when your swim goggles fog up? I remember when I was a kid, I heard ...
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Do You Wear Goggles Over or Under Swim Caps?

Swimmers who are serious about their swimming performance need to wear a swim cap in addition to their goggles. However, ...
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Can You Forget How to Swim & What to Do About It

How good is your memory? When asked, most people would probably answer that they have a decent memory. But I ...
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Can You Go Swimming in Socks?

In the privacy of your own pool, you can swim wearing whatever clothing you want; you’ll be the one dealing ...
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Is It Bad to Stay in the Pool for Hours at a Time?

Have you ever experienced such hot summer days to the point that you feel lethargic and want to just laze ...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Salt Water Pools

Are you looking to install your own pool and want to avoid the negative health effects that chlorine pools can ...
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Are Salt Water Pools Good for Your Skin? & More Benefits

If you’re not a fan of the downsides that a chlorine pool has, consider getting a saltwater pool installed instead ...
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The Long Term Effects of Chlorine on Swimmers

Some alarming results from studies conducted in recent years have people concerned about chemical by-products and other waste products affecting ...
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Is It Bad to Swim in Chlorine Everyday?

Chlorine kills harmful microbes in the water to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases and prevent algae growth. It is ...
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Benefits and Downsides of Chlorine on Skin

It’s no secret that frequent exposure to chlorine can lead to dry and irritated skin, among other side effects. Yet, ...
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Disadvantages of Swimming and How to Address Them

Everything has their pros and cons, and even things with a lot of upsides come with their share of downsides ...
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What Are the 10 Safety Tips for Swimming?

Did you know that drowning is the most common cause of death among children 1-4 years of age? And according ...
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What Benefits Does Swimming Provide for Your Skin?

You’ve probably heard (or personally experienced) horror stories of people getting horrifically dried out skin and hair after an entire ...
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The Hidden Benefits of Swimming in the Morning

There are two types of people in the world: early risers, and normal people. I am going to be brutally ...
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Don’t Miss Out on the Social Benefits of Swimming

Many people already know about the physical benefits that swimming provides, but an underrated aspect of swimming is how it ...
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Why Is It Important to Follow Safety Rules in Swimming?

Raise your hand if you’ve ever broken a rule before? I’m willing to bet every single person reading this article ...
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Why Is It Important Not to Swim Alone?

Even though we may have evolved from fish, humans sure as heck aren’t suited to surviving in the water anymore ...
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Is It Safe to Go Swimming Alone in the Pool?

You’ve heard it over and over again: you shouldn’t swim alone in general, and the pool is no exception. While ...
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Why (Nearly) Everyone Can Learn How to Swim

According to a Gallup poll, the majority of people worldwide cannot swim and women account for most of these numbers ...
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Swimming Is Not Just Important, It’s an Essential Life Skill

Claiming that swimming is an essential life skill that everybody should know is not as hyperbolic as it sounds. Technically, ...
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Is There a Maximum Age to Learn Swimming?

As you get older, you may start to wonder about all the things you didn’t do yet, and whether you ...
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Learning Swimming at 40 and Over: Can it Be Done?

Swimming is one of those activities where it’s much better to start young because it gets harder to start the ...
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Can You Learn How to Swim in One Day?

There are many sports or activities that, within one day, you could learn how to do at a functionally competent ...
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How Many Swimming Lessons Do Adults Need?

Just because you didn’t learn how to swim as a child doesn’t mean you can’t learn as an adult. In ...
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Can You Learn to Swim in a Week or Less?

It takes a long time to master any skill, but it doesn’t take very long to be “good enough” at ...
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How Long Does It Take To Learn How to Swim?

It takes a long time to get good at any skill. However, what many don’t realize is how quickly one ...
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How Long Do Swimming Lessons Last?

Before enrolling their children to swim lessons, parents have many questions they want answers to. One question that pops up ...
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What Swimming Skills Are Learned by What Age?

It’s good to start swimming at a young age. The older a child gets without knowing how to swim, the ...
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How Many Swimming Lessons Does a Child Need?

If you’re looking to enroll your child into swimming lessons, a common question parents ask is how many lessons does ...
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When Is a Good Time to Stop Swimming Lessons?

If you are wondering when is the best time for your child to stop taking swimming lessons, the answer is: ...
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Can You Learn to Swim With a Life Jacket?

If your child is learning how to swim, you may be tempted to force him/her to wear a life jacket ...
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Do You Tan Faster When Wet?

I’ve heard many anecdotes over the years about how wet skin supposedly tans or burns faster. When I asked how ...
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Do You Tan Better With or Without Sunscreen?

Sunscreen is an essential product everyone should use if they are going to be spending time outdoors in the sun ...
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Can You Get a Tan Underwater? What You Should Know

If you’re like me and you can’t seem to stay in one spot for too long without doing something, then ...
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Does Chlorine Help or Cause Sunburn?

Sometimes you’re just having too much fun in the sun that you lose track of the last time you reapplied ...
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Swimming Pool Rules Everyone Should Know

In the privacy of your own swimming pool, the only rules are your rules. If you want to do all ...
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Which Jewelry Can You Wear in the Pool?

Are you tired of removing your treasured pieces of jewelry whenever you head out to the pool or beach? Do ...
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Can You Go Swimming After Getting an Ear Piercing?

Sometimes inspiration just strikes, and you feel the urge to get an ear piercing during Spring/Summer break when everyone is ...
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How to Cover Ear Piercing for Swimming

Getting an ear piercing is kind of like getting a tattoo, especially if it’s your first one. You’re going to ...
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How to Swim With Long Hair: Top Tips for Your Luscious Locks

It’s tough being an athlete with long hair. If maximum performance was all one cared about, then the best option ...
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Do Water Parks Have an Age Limit?

The pool and the beach aren’t the only places you can get relief from the heat; water parks are an ...
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Do Swimming Pools Have an Age Limit?

When I was a lot younger, I used to go the public swimming pool all the time. My age was ...
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Are Swimsuits Waterproof?

If you want to enjoy being in the water in any capacity, you need to wear the appropriate swimwear. Whether ...
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When Do Swimsuits Come Out in Stores?

Whether your old swimsuit is starting to fall apart at the seams or you just want a new look, when ...
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Can You Swim in Cotton Shorts?

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Open water swimming is pretty self-explanatory; it is simply swimming in any outdoor bodies of water including the open ocean, lakes, and even rivers. You can do it casually or competitively, such as in triathlons.

At the highest level, you can compete in prestigious competitions such as the FINA World Aquatics Championships, the FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup, and even at the Olympic Games. It is a discipline acknowledged across the world, as there are official events worldwide.

Wearing a wetsuit is highly recommended due to the risks involved with open water swimming. In competition, wetsuits are either permitted or restricted based on the distance of the swim and the water temperature.

In this section, we have compiled a list of all our guides related to open water swimming.