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Just a side thought...did anyone catch sight of the fellow who used scuba to photograph the swimming competitions from below at the Olympics? Now THAT had to be cool (and I don't mean temperature-wise)!
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Just a side thought...did anyone catch sight of the fellow who used scuba to photograph the swimming competitions from below at the Olympics? Now THAT had to be cool (and I don't mean temperature-wise)!
A lot of pools now use saltwater, not chlorine BTW. Never really had any issues with it but then for years I lived in the lap lanes, don't bother me either way.
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Almightywife: Why would one wear a wetsuit in the pool when the water temp is around 80 degrees? I wear a Speedo. I haven't seen any bleaching on my BCD either.
but in the People's Republic of the USA
i will mention a local ocean pool we have here, Gordons Bay.
because some male divers decided to play silly buggers and touch the female swimmers, the council ruled that in summer during daylight hours no scuba diving is allowed in the ocean pool.
if you are going to dive there with a group, i suggest you mention acceptable behaviour so a few tossers wont ruin it for everyone
cheers
I don't think that is accurate. The majority of pools are public pools and were built when the use of chlorine was the industry standard. Many new pools are now built using other methods of cleaning/sanitation. Yet it is very costly to switch over to non-chlorine systems and in a time when public funding is extremely low pools will continue to operate using chlorine.