Swimming and Asthma

It isn't the actual swimming that new studies are pointing the finger at but at a byproduct of the chlorine that is used to keep the water clean and safe - trichloramine. There are new studies available that link the early exposure to this gas with the development of childhood asthma.

Children with risk factors that are already present (family history) are at greater risk. Young babies who take swimming lessons with their parents in an indoor pool that isn't properly ventilated have been shown to develop breathing difficulties as they grow older.

You can read more about this correlation by clicking on the links below. I may be changing to the outdoor pools available for our summer swimming this year.

Pool Chlorine Implicated in Childhood Asthma
Chlorine Bad for Asthma Sufferers
Rise in Asthma Linked to Chlorine in Indoor Swimming Pools

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