Where to swim in Manhattan? [more inside]
posted by slateyness on Aug 27, 2009 - 11 answers

Where are there good public swimming pools in Los Angeles area? [more inside]
posted by goalyeehah on Dec 14, 2008 - 6 answers

I have rosacea which is kept in check with daily applications of MetroGel (metronidazole). I also like swimming as exercise. The problem is that swimming in a chlorinated pool leaves my nose area bright red, almost like a chemical burn. It takes at least 2 weeks of extra care on my part to reduce this redness. What are some things I can do to protect my face when swimming? Or will I have to give up swimming altogether? (Note that other types of exertion, such as jogging or cycling, do not result in this type of redness)
posted by needled on Sep 19, 2008 - 11 answers

When I was a kid there was this idea that if you pissed in a public swimming pool the water around you will turn blue and follow you around. Today I asked a few friends and everyone got told the same thing. Is this just a myth invented to stop kids from doing this or is it real? [more inside]
posted by dydecker on Dec 28, 2007 - 15 answers

In Olympic diving events, why are there a couple of streams of water converging on the surface where the divers hit the pool?
posted by COBRA! on Aug 26, 2004 - 5 answers