"No Breath Holding Contests" Sign for NY Heath Code Public Pools
Repetitive or prolonged underwater swimming or breath-holding can be deadly. During these activities the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body can drop, delaying the breathing reflex. Coupled with the lack of oxygen to the brain, a swimmer can lose consciousness and drown. This risk is heightened when breath-holding is coupled with intentional hyperventilation caused by repeatedly taking deep breaths, or when done as a competitive activity.
Article 165 of the New York City Health Code regulates bathing establishments, including swimming pools, spa pools and spray grounds. Health Code §165.41(u)(2)(K) was added by the Board of Health on September 10, 2013, and authorizes the Department to design and mandate posting of a pictogram that informs swimmers of the dangers of underwater breath-holding behaviors—taking deep breaths, one after the other, before swimming underwater—and of breath-holding contests, to warn and prevent swimmers from engaging in these deadly swimming activities.
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