T shirts in swimming pools

[jan400]

Can anyone tell me whether the wearing of T shirts in a swimming pool can have any adverse effect on it?

Is a rule saying No T shirts really necessary with all the concerns about skin cancer?

[Marina]

I don't see how a light coloured shirt can have an adverse effect. The only reason I could think of is that some darker colours could leak dye.
As far as the pool is concerned someone in a shirt is possibly wearing less suncream and that's got to be good!

[safeashouses]

I think it's probably a safety precaution. I can remember reading somewhere, possibly on here last year, about a girl getting her hair caught in the filter and nearly drowning.

[toddcl]

A 'T SHIRT' would increase drag and impede the ability to swim thus reduce the safety factor, so anyone who has the responsibility of the liability for a pool would not allow swimmers to wear T shirts.

Lifeguards practice swimming with clothes on to simulate rescues but they will tell you that the clothing makes it very difficult.

Get you shoulders under the water and stop worrying about your hair do.

[concreteman]

Is the T shirt is being worn to e.g. protect a child from the sun because I read somewhere that some T shirts can be thin enough to not block out all the harmful rays. Gives you a false sense of security but young kids with sensitive skin can still get burnt on very hot days. Some T shirts may go very thin in the water.

[pilgrim]

In decathalon last year you could buy t shirts to protect against the sun hope they are there again this year