What the hell is wrong with people? They are training for a triathlon but too lazy to get out of the water to pee?

We need a "Do you pee in the pool" poll.

Uh, no. We don't.
Because the results would likely be revolting.

I have never peed in a pool.
Lakes and ponds? Sure thing.
In my wetsuit before a race starts? It's like a pre-race ritual at this point.
On my bike in an IM? Yup.

But in a pool? Nope.

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float , hammer , and jog

Well Zed already stated he would pee in the chair if it was a race he trained for.....so I am sure others wouldn't have a problem shedding light on pool peeing.


I am really curious why people think it is ok to pee in the pool? Have they peed in pools their whole life? Did their parents not tell them to get out and go to the bathroom when they were a kid? Do they care if their lane mates also pee in the pool? Are all pools ok to pee in or just some? Is it based on depth and size of the pool? Would it be ok if someone was standing on the deck and peed on them directly? Do they pee in hot tubs also? Do they have a pee fetish? At what point does urine bother pool pee-ers?

Never peed in a pool either, when i had a backyard pool I'd pee behind the garden shed lol

I work at a pool and people are disgusting, a parent told their kid it was ok to sit on the side of the pool and piss during a swimming lesson... then there's the female change room, it makes sense to me that the women's racers had worse hygiene behavior than the men.

It is a brain-stem conceived statement for Gender Equality!

It's waaaaay beyond "inconsiderate." More like "sociopathic."

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"They're made of latex, not nitroglycerin"

Strange denizens of the freakin' World Championships. These individuals are supposed to represent the best in the sport?

Hello Petrus 101 and All,


http://www.outdoorlife.com/...-5-myths-dehydration


"Drinking Urine: It ALWAYS comes up when I’m teaching a wilderness survival class: “Can we drink pee in an emergency?” Invariably I reply, “You could, but why would you want to? Because some shock-value survival show told you it was a good thing?”

Urine is full of the body’s waste products. If conditions are grim enough to inspire you to consume alternative beverages, then everybody is most likely dehydrated.

The urine of a dehydrated person is even more laden with stuff that has no reason to be reintroduced into the human body.

Pee can be useful. Such as dampening clothing for evaporative cooling in hot climates, or dousing jellyfish stings to keep unfired barbs from firing.

But it’s not a safe or smart choice for consumption."


http://www.smithsonianmag.com/...y-sterile-180954809/

Excerpt:

"Americans suffer from 4 million urinary tract infections a year—they account for about one percent of all outpatient visits. Now, the primary means of diagnosing these conditions and other bladder-related problems is being called into question.

A new study has shown that despite the common belief that urine is sterile, it isn’t at all. In fact, the new research shows bacteria in the urine of healthy women—a finding that could turn a time-tested diagnostic tool on its head.

For decades, scientists have thought that urine is sterile and that patients who test positive for bacteria in their urine have urinary tract disorders. In 2014, a team of scientists from Loyola University found discovered that might not be true.

Now, the team has used advanced methods to analyze urine specimens collected directly from the bladders of healthy women—and sure enough, they found bacteria in the urine. By using a technique called expanded quantitative urine culture (EQUC) and sequencing the subjects’ bacterial DNA, the team was able to identify bacteria not usually picked up by traditional urine cultures."

and ....

https://www.backpacker.com/...king-urine-dangerous

Also ......

https://glow420.files.wordpress.com/...urvival-handbook.pdf

You should never drink the following: • Blood • Urine • Saltwater • Alcohol • Fresh sea ice
Fresh sea ice is milky or grey, has sharp edges, does not break easily, and is extremely salty. Older sea ice is usually salt-free, has a blue or black tint and rounded edges, and breaks easily. Melted old sea ice is usually safe to drink, but should be purified first, if possible

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Cheers, Neal

+1 mph Faster

Before we bother with fancy ant-draft sensors, just put a moisture detector along with a chip reader on the chair.

You could flash a big "Illegal Urination Bib #123" sign along with an auto DQ with no referees needed!

You beat me too it...that is not water on the ground at the swim start for Louisville. Cool morning last year but the ground was pleasantly warm on the feet....

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Fester from Detroit, Mi

Nearly all elite swimmers do. It's just what you do.

Sheesh, surprised how pee-averse this thread is. I

Easy Tiger. Lets not go overboard. Someone did a pee on a seat. That's all. Not cool, but there are worse things in life that can happen.

You never squad swam as a kid huh? What do you think would happen if teenagers were allowed to jump out the pool every time they needed the toilet? I'm surprised you object so much, you do realise you've been swimming in piss most of your life?

I think it is unworthy of a social being...but I guess in the US, being part of society is pretty low on the list.

Luckily I'm not in the US then!

Well, there are "third world" countries..... or people.

I'm not in Canada either.

Do you still pee in the pool?

As often as I can.

^^This

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All I Wanted Was A Pepsi, Just One Pepsi

Team Zoot, Team Zoot Mid-Atlantic

In any normal 70.3 your stuff is laid out at your rack spot, so there is no need to sit or anything. In this case with the bike catchers and bags they gave us, the transition setup was no different than a full except there was no change tent. Easiest way to get your stuff out of the T2 bag was to stop, sit, and take care of things. I don't think I lost more than 5 seconds in T2 to "sitting" to deal with my stuff rather than the usual method.

Basically pissing on your competitors, not to mention the VOLUNTEERS who I'm certain got splashed with it and end up having to clean it up, when there was literally a porta potty 20 steps away is pretty sociopathic behavior in my opinion as well. It 100% comes down to "I'm more important than everyone else and don't need to follow the rules of civilized society even if it hurts somebody else"...

not cool.

I swam on squads from the time I was six until I was nineteen, and I always got out of the pool to go to the bathroom. Still do to this day. So not everybody pees in the pool.

There was a chair full of pee next to me at T2. You have to watch where you sit. I agree the volunteers shouldn't have to clean up pee!

You appear to be unaware of what some volunteers already do at races. I'm not. Who do you think eventually cleans the piss-laden chairs? I'm guessing a volunteer. So why not spray-off the chairs during the race so others can use them? Or better yet, change the behavior of the pisser so a volunteer doesn't need to clean the chairs (at any point).

Now, punch-way.