As a newbie on Daily Mile, I'll sometimes click around to find interesting people to connect with. One of my random clicks took me to a guy named Jason, who wrote about his swim today:
Ok if you bothered to read this far I have true Gomer confessions *head down in shame* I (full name here) peed in the pool, I just could not help it I really tried but it must be my triathlon training to pee when ever you can. I greatly apologize to my fellow swimmers and will punish myself appropriately.
Nooooo!!! I did not want to read that. Yes, I've peed in my wetsuit in open water. That's different. We're talking a pool, people. A relatively small, confined area in which to swim. I get water in my mouth when I swim and then spit it out. Yes, I feel a little guilty about spitting in the pool, but it's pretty much just pool water. And now knowing definitively that grownups pee in the lap pool, and that small amounts of pee is likely going into my mouth, is just a little much.
True confession time: who of you has actually peed in the pool? Is this something that happens all the time and I've just been naive and oblivious? Or is this guy an inconsiderate jackass? I vote for the latter.
How about I choose to ignore that the same way I choose to ignore the fact that there are band-aids and hair in the pool as well.
I'm moving on and not thinking about this EVER again.....
Posted by: Jason @ Cook Train Eat Race | 06/24/2011 at 09:07 PM
Oh, God, I just cannot think about this or I won't ever be able to get in the freakin' pool again! I have not, as an adult, ever peed in the pool, and honestly, it even grosses me out in lake/ocean race starts with all those folks around you. ICK!
Posted by: Chris C. | 06/24/2011 at 09:49 PM
(laughing) OK, so I think I just committed the blog equivalent of "oh, this (food/drink) is AWFUL, it makes me want to puke. Here, taste this!" because we have this need to share experiences even if they suck. Sorry :-) Ha.
Posted by: jennifer | 06/24/2011 at 09:55 PM
I'm with Jason, getting the heebie jeebies just thinking about all the "stuff" in the pool. Ignorance is bliss.
That said, there is a bathroom right next to the pool where I swim, so it's easy to get out and go. I saw a trailer for some Adam Sandler movie that showed them peeing in a pool and some chemical reaction turned the pee blue for everyone to see! I have a fear that that really exists, so I'll walk the straight and narrow....Its also just plain wrong!
Posted by: Regina | 06/25/2011 at 11:12 AM
There are so many kids in the pool where we swim I know there is pee and who knows what else..
Posted by: Junk1600s | 06/26/2011 at 05:03 PM
As I understand it, many adults at masters do - you don't see folks getting out of the pool to pee mid-workout. My coach has freely admitted it on her blog and after a few years working with her...it might be contagious.
Posted by: Molly | 06/26/2011 at 09:06 PM
Amanda Beard confessed to it-I bet Michael Phelps has too. If you are doing LOOOONG swim sets, you eventually pee in the pool.
Posted by: cheryl | 06/27/2011 at 07:01 PM