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One of the worst things you can do to a new tattoo is get it wet. Do not shower for at least 24 hours. Don't soak in anything -- a bath, hot tub, lake, pond or pool -- until your tattoo is fully healed. Avoid saunas and steam rooms as well.
2-3 weeks. Once all the scabbing is off, itching has stopped, you can tell that tattoo is healed and you see the new skin then you are fine to go swimming. Realistically speaking it takes about 3 months for a tattoo to fully heal but I haven't had any problems as long as I waited at least two weeks. With my last tattoo, it took longer to heal and it was about a month before I could go swimming. For this reason I usually only get tattoos in the off-season.