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Swimming is a fun, active, and healthy way to spend leisure time. Take a few minutes to keep health and safety in mind to help prevent illness and injury.
• Ask a buddy to join you when swimming so you don’t swim alone.
• Choose swimming sites that have lifeguards.
• Avoid drinking alcohol before and during swimming.
• Don’t swallow pool water.
• Don’t swallow lake or beach water
• Don't swim when you have diarrhea. Germs can spread in the water and make other people sick.
• Take a shower and wash your child before swimming.
• Take your kids on bathroom breaks, or check diapers often.
• Change diapers in a bathroom or a diaper-changing area and not at poolside. Germs can spread in and around the pool.
• Wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers before getting in the pool.
• Watch children in and around water at all times.
• Make sure to keep your ears as dry as possible to help prevent swimmer’s ear.
Most information from: CDC www.cdc.gov