Michael Phelps admits: we do pee in the pool

[Evil Eye]

The US swimmer said: “I think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers. When we’re in the water for two hours, we don’t really get out to pee.



“Chlorine kills it so it’s not bad.”



Phelps was responding to comments made by fellow swimmer Ryan Lochte, who caused controversy recently when he reportedly said that he has on occasion relieved himself while in the pool.



Lochte has revealed that he peed in the pool while warming up for the London Olympics.



The 28-year-old swimming star made the revelation when radio personality Ryan Seacrest asked him, if swimmers urinate in the pool.



Of course. We always do, he said



I think there's just something about getting into chlorine water that you just automatically go, he added.



When asked if he did that during the London Olympics.



Not during the races, but I sure did before in warm-up, he said.



His battle with Phelps was one of the big talking points of the Games.



Lochte won the 400 metres individual medley, with Phelps finishing fourth.



But Phelps got his revenge in the 200 metres event, winning the race, as Lochte finished in the silver medal position.



The two were part of the US team that won gold in the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ol...hael-Phelps-admits-we-do-pee-in-the-pool.html





Well isn't that nice...

 

[DrLeftover]

maybe they should ask the synchronized swimmers too.

 

[Jazzy]

maybe they should ask the synchronized swimmers too.

 

[JetWing34]

Should the IOC ban urinating in the pools, with violators automatically scratch from the race?

 

[Evil Eye]

Should the IOC ban urinating in the pools, with violators automatically scratch from the race?

Nah, imagine having to check that...

 

[DrLeftover]

Prove who tinkled.



And the urban legend about adding a chemical to the pool that changes color in the presence of urine is just that.

Does a urine indicator really exist?

Answer: No. There is no chemical which changes color when someone urinates in a swimming pool. There are dyes which could cloud, change color, or produce a color in response to urine, but these chemicals would also be activated by other compounds, producing embarrassing false-positives.

http://chemistry.about.com/od/waterchemistry/f/pool-urine-indicator.htm





In pool guy forum

http://www.troublefreepool.com/is-there-a-chemical-to-detect-urine-in-the-pool-t12615.html

 

[Kahnai]

The truth revealed!