Employees of an aquatic centre demonstrated the cleanliness of the water by drinking from the swimming pool together.

Bizarre video filmed in Shijiazhuang City in Hebei Province on May 13 shows four individuals dressed in matching uniforms confidently stating, "We safeguard the water quality for you," before each one took a cup, filled it from the pool, and drank it all.

On May 14th, a staff member from the implicated Chenfeng Aquatic Centre responded, saying, "It was voluntary. I also drank from it. I am one of the individuals in the video, and it was voluntary for us. The purpose of filming this video was to publicise that the water quality meets standards and to assure that our water is safe, not to encourage members to drink water. The water undergoes 24-hour circulation and is disinfected daily with the addition of fresh water. The water is very clean."

This action has sparked controversy. Some question the appropriateness of such behaviour, stating, "This can only prove that you're not afraid of dirt, but it doesn't prove the water quality," "Can disinfectant in the pool be consumed?" and "I only see the bitterness of adults, bowing to life."

The video was provided by local media with permission.

5月13日，河北石家庄，一游泳馆的员工为证明水质干净，多人蹲泳池旁边一块儿喝泳池水。现场视频显示，4名身着同样制服的人员说“晨锋游泳馆的水质，我们为您保驾护航”，之后，每人拿起水杯从泳池中装了水一饮而尽。
5月14日，涉事游泳馆晨锋游泳馆一名工作人员回应称：“是自愿喝的，我也有喝，是视频里的人员之一，是我们自愿的。拍这个视频的话，一个是为了宣传水质达到了标准，一个是宣传我们的水是安全的，并不是鼓励会员去喝水。水是24小时循环的，并非死水，每天也会消毒，往里面加新水，水很干净。”
据了解，目前国内的游泳池基本采用液氯或氯化物进行消毒，该行为引发了大家的争议。有人质疑这样的做法不太妥当。“这样只能证明你们不嫌脏，不能证明水质”，“水池里消毒液也能喝？”，“只看到了成年人的心酸，向生活低头了”。