In Reply to: pools/water is it safe to go under posted by olli on Wednesday, 11. April 2007 at 17:02 Bali Time:
Check the pool bar occupancy
Check the number of children
Check the chlorine smell
if you can smell the chlorine and the first two apply then just stay upright in the pool.
The chlorine smell indicates it is "locked" and not moving freely to do its job of sanitising the pool.
Personally I would never dive or swim underwater in any pool - even our own. Apart from normal swimming and/or floating.
cheers