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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS (8) wants to join the dive team at our pool. However, he's on the fence because the teams here do communal showers. Now the woman's shower room has curtains and privacy, but DS and DH have both confirmed that this is not the case for guys. We've never showered at the pool before, but on the team, a friend of DS's who's done it has said that everyone on the team does it before practice. I'm not sure if it's a team rule per se, but I believe that it may be; in any event, DS would be the odd one out should he opt out. He is very private and seems very anxious about this possibility. I've explained that it's not inappropriate because of the situation, but he still feels that it would be "embarrassing". I don't want him to miss something that could be fun because of this. What should I do?

(Also, please be mindful about what you share, because there unfortunately are some real weirdos out there)[/quote]

OP again, sorry I made a typo! It's supposed to say that they shower AFTER practice, not before. Sorry for the confusion. lol[/quote]

It’s very unusual for kids to shower after practice. Most have to get out of there quickly for camps, other activities. Hardly anyone at our pool showers after. [/quote]

Why do you share this schlock?

1. Most kids don’t go to camp every week.   Many do, but not most, and not every week.

2. If you were sending your kid to camp immediately from the pool, wouldn’t you encourage taking a very brief shower to rinse the chlorine off?

When you wear blinders, you shouldn’t paint with such a bold brush. 
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not the pp but I have 2 year round club swimmers who swim almost every morning before school and no, most kids do not shower after practice before school. Should they to remove chlorine? Probably. But most, at least boys, do not.

OP. I my kids also do summer swim and dive and do not shower at the pool. I find it incredibly odd that the dive team at your pool is all showering together after practice. Seriously never heard of that being the team culture. [/quote]

I also have year-round club swimmers, that shower at home. However, this is specific to people that need to leave immediately from the pool in order to go to camp, which means there is no time to go home.  The choice is to go to camp without removing chlorine, or take a brief shower at the pool.[/quote]

My kids don’t shower at home either. They just go to school. They shower at night but not between swim practice and school. Yes, they probably should but they and I suspect most kids don’t. [/quote]

Honestly, that’s gross. [/quote]

I also hate to break it to you that no one showers before entering the pool either. I Siena a lot of time at pools and never see people shower before swimming. And no they are not showering at home beforehand. [/quote]

Who care about showering before?  Showering after is mostly about getting chlorine out of hair, partially about getting it off the skin.  [/quote]

But why is it gross? I get that it probably isn’t the best thing for skin or hair but it’s no more unhygienic than swimming in a pool in the first place. [/quote]

Google is going to give you the best answer, but chlorine damages hair.  You can have chlorine in your hair for 1 hour while swimming and rinse off, or you can have it in your hair for 12 hours.  The longer it’s there, the more manage it causes.

This is just hair- I’m not even going to get into chlorine on skin.

But subjectively, nothing to do with hygiene, you don’t smell good after being in the pool.  A quick 30 second rinse goes a long way. [/quote]
+1[/quote]

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