Athletes foot disease is a fungus of the ringworm class and can be picked up anywhere there are moist conditions so locker rooms and swimming pools are favorite places for it to lurk in waiting for a nice warm, moist foot to come along all ready to be infected! It will live for some time in socks and other clothing and can be spread directly between people or through infected objects including the floor. The swimming pool is an ideal place for the athletes foot fungus to lie in wait as the area is moist, warm and people walk around with bare feet.