Why do Olympic swimmers and divers take showers after they get out of the water?

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To get the chlorine out of their hair. When you get out and dry off your skin becomes itchy

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Swimming pools contain many bacterias and are unhealthy for the body.


also as the swimmer i am i take showers because it gets the chlorine out of my hair and off my body. But also because it cools you off and also relaxes u after a hard swim or hard practice.

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most of the time they do it to get the clorine off them and some just take showers after to make them feel cleaner and good.

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