What should you pack in the swimming pool bag?
Short answer: 20 items, from anti-fog spray for goggles through to water bottle. The complete Swimming Pool Bag checklist is written out below — and the exact same 20 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The Swimming Pool Bag checklist — all 20 items
- Anti-fog spray for goggles
- Dry bag for wet gear
- Earplugs
- Goggles
- Hair tie
- Jandals for the wet floor
- Kickboard or pull buoy if you own one
- Loose change for lockers or vending machine
- Moisturiser (chlorine dries skin out)
- Nose clip
- Plastic bag for wet togs
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Small mirror and comb
- Snack for after
- Spare goggles (straps snap without warning)
- Swim cap
- Togs
- Towel
- Undies for after (easy to forget)
- Water bottle
The pool bag gets packed in ninety seconds against a departure deadline, and the omissions announce themselves in the changing room: no goggles (rentable, grudgingly), one towel between three swimmers, and no loose change for a locker that takes only coins.
This bag list makes the ninety seconds reliable: togs, cap and goggles (plus the spare pair — straps snap without warning), towels in the right count, shampoo and moisturiser against the chlorine, loose change for the locker, the snack for the ravenous exit, and the undies-for-after that everyone forgets. Tick, zip, swim.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "goggles" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
What should you pack in the swimming pool bag?
You need 20 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from anti-fog spray for goggles through to water bottle — and the same 20 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=swimming%20pool%20bag opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Swimming Pool Bag list (20 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.