Mild sunburn such as only slight redness, itching symptoms can swim in the water, severe sunburn such as blisters, peeling and other symptoms can not.
Sunburn is also called solar dermatitis, if there is a mild sunburn, just simple redness of the skin without skin breakage, this situation can swim, generally will not aggravate the symptoms, and the pool water is generally cooler, to improve the symptoms and some benefits, but in the swimming should be good sun protection.
If the sunburn is more serious, blisters, peeling and other skin breakage manifestations can not swim, swimming may lead to blisters rupture, and swimming pool water is generally not particularly hygienic, but also lead to local wound infection, aggravate the symptoms.
The severity of the sunburn is different to determine whether you can go swimming, so we need to analyze the specific situation, if the symptoms worsened after swimming, you should consult a doctor in time.