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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:08 AM Aug 2012

Do Olympic Swimmers Pee In The Pool? 'Nearly 100 Percent' Do, Says Former U.S. National Team Member


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The more interesting question is *when* does said peeing happen?

* Just about the only time you can get away with peeing during a race is during a breaststroke pullout. You spend enough time gliding that if you really gotta go, you probably could. Otherwise, you're too tense and too, well, busy to even think about peeing.

* Before a race is an interesting time. It depends on the meet and to some extent the color of the pool deck. I kid you not. You always try to pee before you swim, but sometimes your body defies logic and finds a way to refill your bladder just to spite you. Adrenaline and nerves wreak havoc on your system, and I knew tons of other swimmers that always, regardless of prior planning, had to pee right before a race. What to do if you're desperate? Well, it's not uncommon to splash yourself before you climb up on the blocks, so that extra liquid on yourself and the pool deck affords you an interesting opportunity. (I'll let you finish the rest of that thought.)

* Warmup/practice - totally free reign. As a swimmer, you just have to accept that you're swimming in pee. I had a teammate that would sit on the wall and announce "I'm peeing!" which was... disgusting... but at least she warned us. I'm sure I've swum directly behind people who were just letting it all out.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/do-olympic-swimmers-pee-in-the-pool_n_1729019.html


Well...it's good for your skin I heard, and the military tought us to clean wounds with it in an emergency...
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Do Olympic Swimmers Pee In The Pool? 'Nearly 100 Percent' Do, Says Former U.S. National Team Member (Original Post) jakeXT Aug 2012 OP
That's what chlorine is for. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #1
I read someplace pipi_k Aug 2012 #4
Ever been near a kiddie pool? HopeHoops Aug 2012 #5
maybe Kali Aug 2012 #6
Newer pools use a saltwater filtration system. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #10
"pee out a Big Gulp" - LOL! HopeHoops Aug 2012 #11
!!! MiddleFingerMom Aug 2012 #2
Old joke: How do they fill the Olympic Pools? Remmah2 Aug 2012 #3
anybody that says they don't is a liar Kali Aug 2012 #7
That's disgusting! nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #8
Swimming in a public pool is like swimming in a toilet. Kaleva Aug 2012 #9
Ryan Lochte Admits To Peeing In The Olympic Pool! [AUDIO] jakeXT Aug 2012 #12

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
4. I read someplace
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 09:58 AM
Aug 2012

that if there's a really strong smell of chlorine, that means the pool contains a lot of pee.

Something which has always sort of disturbed me, knowing that we're not supposed to mix household chemicals, especially bleach and ammonia.

Does peeing in a chlorinated pool produce toxic gas?



Kali

(54,990 posts)
6. maybe
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 10:01 PM
Aug 2012

if you can SMELL chlorine, the only real for sure thing that means is there isn't enough chlorine - what you smell are chloramines which is basically organic compounds using up the chlorine - that could be pee (or worse) or just dirt and leaves that have gotten in the pool.

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
10. Newer pools use a saltwater filtration system.
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 10:28 PM
Aug 2012

But, there's a good chance they bleach the deck. Now we know why. I always thought it was to keep the mildew down.

That being said, there are roughly 660,000 gallons in an Olympic-size pool. Even if they pee out a Big Gulp, it's still a drop in the bucket, even without the water being constantly filtered. And, out of that, 95% of that is water. Nonetheless, if everyone pees in the pool, it can cause a disaster of epic proportions: http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s13e14-pee

Kali

(54,990 posts)
7. anybody that says they don't is a liar
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 10:03 PM
Aug 2012

who gets out of a pool (or lake or ocean) to go into some building to pee every time?

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
12. Ryan Lochte Admits To Peeing In The Olympic Pool! [AUDIO]
Sat Aug 4, 2012, 09:02 AM
Aug 2012
Ryan Lochte finished his run at the 2012 Olympics just in time. Today he turns 28-years-old and the birthday boy called in to “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” Friday to talk rivalry, Rio and whether Olympic athletes really do pee in the pool.

A Budding Bromance — Lochte and Phelps Before They Were Rivals

Do Any Of The Athletes Pee In The Pool?
“Of course. I think there’s just something about getting into chlorine water that you just automatically go. [I didn't] during the races, but I sure did in warm-up.”http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/08/03/ryan-lochte-admits-to-peeing-in-the-olympic-pool-audio/
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