And that’s why I avoid public pools...
I hear that! I used to swim two miles nearly every day in an olympic-sized public pool. It had great lanes with the divider floats. I then started avoiding public pools that mostly children used - I remember MY swimming days as a kid ;o) - but when I started reading about all the germs and yucky stuff that is found even in adults only pools, I quit completely. I miss it alot, but I can't get past the ick factor.