2024-07-28 03:58:22
There have been reports that most Olympic swimmers urinate in their own swimming pools.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 26th (local time) that all swimmers participating in the Olympics will urinate in the pool of the La Defense Arena in Paris where the competition will be held, calling it “the Olympic Games’ dirtiest secret.”
Lilly King, a three-time Olympic swimmer for Team USA, told the WSJ, “I’ve probably peed in every pool I’ve ever swum in. That’s just how it is.”
The WSJ reported, “You might think the Olympics are the culmination of four years of blood, sweat and tears, but it’s unfortunate that the La Defense Arena in Paris will be overflowing with other bodily fluids,” adding, “Every athlete who jumps into the Olympic pool will probably pee in it.”
The media reported that the reason swimmers are forced to urinate in the pool is because of their uncomfortable swimsuits.
When competing, swimmers wear tight-fitting competition swimsuits that compress their muscles, but these swimsuits are uncomfortable to put on and take off. Once they take off the swimsuit, it takes about 20 minutes to put it back on. In addition, they have to replenish their water regularly before the competition, so it is an open secret among swimmers that they often make mistakes in the water.
Some swimmers are so used to urinating underwater that they even do it while swimming. However, there are ‘unspoken rules’ such as not urinating when other people are nearby.
On the other hand, even if players continue to urinate in the pool, there is no major problem because the pool water quality is continuously managed by experts. This is because the water quality is resolved through a large amount of chlorine.
“We had to constantly adjust the pH and chlorine levels to keep the water as clean as possible in a pool that had over 1,000 athletes competing for nine days,” said Brian Speer, who managed the pool water quality for the U.S. Olympic trials.
Kim Ye-seul, Donga.com reporter [email protected]
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2024-07-28 03:58:22