For Swimmers and Hot Tub Users
Water-based exercise offers numerous health benefits, but is also associated with health risks (for example, diarrhea, drowning, and sunburn). For swimmers and hot tub users to enjoy a safe recreational water experience, it is important for them to know how to protect themselves and others from potential health hazards.
Health Benefits
Protect Yourself and Others
General Public (Swimmer Protection)
- Resources (Brochures, Fact Sheets, Podcasts, Posters, Videos/TV)
- Six Steps for Healthy Swimming Fact Sheet
Six steps for protecting swimmers against recreational water illnesses (RWIs). - Triple A’s of Healthy Swimming
Information to help activist swimmers take the lead in preventing RWIs at their swimming facility. - Pool User Tips Fact Sheet
Look; ask; act; practice...tips for preventing RWIs this summer when using the pool. - Hot Tub User Tips Fact Sheet
Heed; observe; talk...tips for preventing RWIs when using the hot tub or spa. - Pool and Spa (Hot Tub) Test Strips Home Test Instructions
Instructions for using pool and hot tub/spa test strips at home. - Inflatable and Plastic Pools (Kiddie Pools)
- Swim Diapers and Swim Pants
- Water Play Areas and Interactive Fountains
- Diarrhea and Swimming
- Pinworm and Swimming
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