Can you swim in pool with slight algea stains on sides?

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It depends. Can you swim? If so, you can swim in a pool with slight algae stains on the side. Just like you can swim in a pool with MAJOR algae stains on the side. Or a lake. Or a river. Or a sewer pond. Or a toxic liquid waste dump. Or a pool of acid.

The question you should be asking is "SHOULD you swim in a pool with slight algae stains on the side?"

And you need to ask your doctor about that. Generally, I would say that a little bit of algae is not going to hurt you. I grew up swimming in creeks and lakes, which have plenty of algae, and it never made me sick. But you might have health issues that make you more susceptible to the harmful effects of algae.

But, if you're worried about it, or even if you just think it looks gross, just clean the algae off the sides of your pool.

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