I have always been afraid to swim in a dark pool. I have always believed that they keep sharks in the cage (drain) that they let out at night to protect the pool. I am 30 years old now, and I still won't swim in dark water!! lol!
A childhood belief about swimming pools
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that pools had underwater doors that sharks were going to swim out of.— marky
- I believed that the Kreepy Crawlie used to clean our pool, would follow me around the pool and eat me. — Mother-of-2
- I used to believe that once you pulled the plug in the bath a shark would swim out of the drain and eat you.— Amy
- i used to believe there were invisible sharks in the deep end of the pool, thanks to my older brother.— Melissa
- I used to believe that your tap water came from the swimmimg pool.— Mimi
- When I was little, my dad told me that if you pee in the pool the water will turn purpleAnon