Bathing on Shabbat
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Question
Is it permissible to enter a pool on Shabbat if one is careful not to wring out hair and wears a nylon swimsuit that does not absorb water, and also to shower on Shabbat?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
Bathing the entire body in cold water on Shabbat depends on custom. The custom among Sephardim is to permit it, while Ashkenazim are stringent unless it is for immersion. [Due to concerns of wringing and other issues].
In a whole nylon sheet, there is no wringing, but I am not aware of a swimsuit made from a whole nylon sheet. Swimsuits are made from very thin nylon threads, and there is a prohibition of wringing [and there is a dispute whether the prohibition is from the Torah or rabbinic].
Source
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Siman 326. Mishnah Berurah, Sif Katan 24.