Former Olympic swimmer Mark Foster and cleaning guru and TV present Aggie MacKenzie joined Good Morning Britain on Thursday to discuss the news that a Bristol Lido has asked swimmers to take a shower before using pool. It comes after earlier this week, Portishead Open Air Pool was said to have taken measures in a bid to keep the water clean.
Swimmers heading to the lido had reportedly been asked to "go easy" on suncream and take a quick shower before taking a dip. The appeal follows news that swimming pools across the UK were revealed to be facing supply issues of chemicals usually used to treat the water.
Swimming in unclean water can cause infections, sickness and diarrhoea, so chlorine is added to the pool to kill germs and bacteria such as salmonella and e-coli. At the moment the lido, run by the Portishead Pool Community Trust, says it has enough chlorine to last until July 4. They're hoping to get more supplies, but if not the pool will have to close.
