Really? “Let’s do away with hotel swimming pools”? We should be ashamed. Pieces like this:http://www.reflector.com/opinion/mark-rutledge-lets-do-away-with-hotel-swimming-pools-750882.html, printed in mainstream media outlets gives us all a black eye. The author paints a picture of overcrowded and poorly maintained pools that are passing infections to swimmers, his family included. His response; remove the pool, or don’t go in. What’s worse though is any pool professional with his or her weight often feels the same way. Ask me to go into a hotel pool? Uh-Uh! I know what’s in there. And then we typically ignore the problem. How many of us, that truly know better, do not complain to the front desk? How many follow up with a letter to the property management when we get back home. We are all at fault for allowing these small dirty pools to continue their practices. Attendance at our facilities suffers as well as a result of a negative experience in a pool.We need to be our own advocates, increasing positive aquatic experiences Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, I recently started bringing test strips along when I traveled with my family. Chlorine level too low? Call the property owner and request maintenance. What do you think? Shouldn’t we be trying to police our ranks together?
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