@longgone Oh, we’ve been swimming where I live almost the entire time of covid. The pools were closed just a few weeks.
I’ve never heard of people catching covid at the pools here. I’m sure it could happen if people are just standing and talking face to face, but I haven’t heard of anything at pools like I have with indoor activities like bowling, playing cards, zumba, bunco, etc. etc. All of which have had superspreader type events, or at least full tables getting sick from each other.
Our pools are outdoors, lap lanes are only one per lane since covid started. Water aerobics people are spaced. Leisure swimming people space on their own. We have over 80 pools, so lots of people are in the pools daily.
The indoor part you walk through you can always wear a mask. Once in a while I see people with masks even at the outdoor pools, but extremely rare. I am careful touching the door to get to the pool, I use hand sanitizer after.