Public Pool Do's and Don'ts

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Public Pool Do's and Don'ts

Public Pool Do's and Don'ts
A light-hearted look at Public Pool etiquette

"Don't you get annoyed when kids are jumping off the side of the pool when the sign specifically says, "No Diving"?"

This site is for anyone who has questions about what to do and what not to do at a public pool. Some things are truly seriously necessary while other things mentioned here are purely for entertainment purposes only. Please don't use anything here as substitute for your actual Public Pool policies and community ordinances. Have fun swimming and don't forget your sunglasses!

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Do's at a Public Pool

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Keep your splashing to yourself

Nobody likes being splashed by a stranger. Yes, yo more...5 points

Be polite

Take turns and share nicely with the other swimmer more...2 points

Wear something conservative

I beg you, please! Nobody want's to see everything more...1 point

Take your shower before (and after) you get in the pool

I can't tell you how many times I've stepped on st more...1 point

Keep your hands off the ropes

Prevent getting yelled at by the lifeguards. Just more...1 point

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The Complete Swimming Pool Reference by Tom Griffiths

The Complete Swimming Pool Reference by Tom Griffiths

Designed as a single, definitive reference on swim more...0 points

The Springboard in the Pond: An Intimate History of the Swimming Pool (Graham Foundation / MIT Press Series in Contemporary Architectural Discourse) by Thomas A. P. van Leeuwen

The Springboard in the Pond: An Intimate History of the Swimming Pool (Graham Foundation / MIT Press Series in Contemporary Architectural Discourse) by Thomas A. P. van Leeuwen

In The Springboard in the Pond, Thomas van Leeuwen more...0 points

New Indoorpool Design

New Indoorpool Design

In every of the new compact design books are about more...0 points

Rules, Games, and Common-Pool Resources (Ann Arbor Books) by Elinor Ostrom, Roy Gardner, Jimmy Walker

Rules, Games, and Common-Pool Resources (Ann Arbor Books) by Elinor Ostrom, Roy Gardner, Jimmy Walker

Explores ways that the tragedy of the commons can be more...0 points

best designed hotel pools (Best Designed) by Martin Nicholas Kunz

best designed hotel pools (Best Designed) by Martin Nicholas Kunz

Our author travelled the globe to assemble an impressive more...0 points

Prime Example of What NOT To Do at the Pool

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Don'ts at a Public Pool

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Pee in the pool

Please don't do this. It's just plain gross.2 points

Wear a see-through swimsuit

Again, nobody wants to see everything. Leave somet more...1 point

Go on the diving board and then get scared

Just like Mr. Bean, if you can't handle it, don't more...1 point

Bring your household pool items

Goggles or little arm floats for kids are fine, bu more...1 point

Throw things in the pool

Are you really going to take a chance at hitting s more...1 point

scuba gear

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  • LiteraryMind Mar 10, 2012 @ 3:54 pm | delete
    Nice lens. Maybe it will make someone think twice about boorish behavior in the pool.
  • RhondaSplint Feb 10, 2012 @ 9:19 am | delete
    lol..Nice lens. Everybody should check this one out. Public pool etiquette:)
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  • Justswimmingly Jan 26, 2012 @ 10:29 pm | delete
    Great lens. Definitely don't pee in the pool! lol

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  • nightcats May 2, 2010 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    I swim at a public pool all the time (an indoor pool with lanes). I would like to add that one should wear appropriate swimwear. I recently saw a woman wearing -- I am about 99% sure -- baby doll pajamas. The garment would pass for a bathing suit when dry. When wet, it became transparent, plus the legs stretched out of position and revealed much more than I imagine the woman wanted to show. LOL
  • JenOfChicago Mar 16, 2009 @ 2:18 pm | delete
    Ha! Funny lens!

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