Does swimming in a chlorinated pool often damage your body in ways besides your hair?

Question

Often meaning several times a week.

Answer 1

It can dry out your skin, and not so great if you tend to swallow a lot of water while you swim either.

Answer 2

Test the pool water. Now test the water you use to shower or bathe.

They should read about the same, unless you are on well water.

Swim & enjoy.

Just keep the chlorine level in the good range.

Answer 3

It can damage your hair, dry out your skin, and there have even been studies saying that breathing in the chlorine does lung damage, or at least is correlated with a decrease in lung capacity.