Die 30-jaehrige Bademeisterin, die nachts am Beckenrand sitzt und auf das Wasser blickt.
The story
Panadda sits at the edge of the pool, legs submerged up to her knees, arms braced behind her back. Her wet hair lies smooth against her neck, water droplets tracing paths down her chest. She glances up briefly, checks the angle, and then gives a silent nod. The blue glow beneath the surface casts soft shadows that dance around her hips.
The setting
Night at the outdoor pool, tiled concrete edge, a gleaming metal ladder rail to the right, empty lounge chairs in the background. No wind, only the quiet gurgle of the filter. The underwater light casts cool reflections across every wet surface.
Who she is
Die Bademeisterin
Panadda has worked as a lifeguard at an outdoor pool on the edge of town for eight years. Her daily routine consists of early morning fitness classes, summer water shortages, and quiet night shifts spent watching the pool alone. Tonight, the crew stayed behind to set up the equipment for a night shoot, and she is taking the opportunity to step in front of the lens herself. The blue underwater light makes her wet shoulders glow.
Her world
Swimming pool water is continuously cleaned and disinfected through a circulation system. It flows through the overflow gutter to the treatment plant and then back into the pool.
In Germany, DIN 19643 serves as the central technical standard for the treatment of swimming and bathing pool water.
Public health offices monitor public pools and their treatment systems. This is based on the Infection Protection Act, recommendations from the Federal Environmental Agency, and technical regulations.
A short glossary
DIN 19643
The central German standard for the treatment and control of swimming and bathing pool water.
Overflow gutter
The gutter at the pool edge through which water flows to the treatment plant.
Free chlorine
The active portion of chlorine available in the water for disinfection.
Combined chlorine
Chlorine compounds formed by reactions with introduced substances, which can cause the typical indoor pool smell.