Swimming in the least preferred pool of the two I swim in until the kiddos start long course practice, and I'm back to swimming in the town in which their team is based. At any rate, I've griped about this pool, and it was 86 yesterday, 84 today (the Gold's policy I had been told was 82, but now I'm told is 84, and cleared by the health department - oh, squirrel! - that's another gripe/discussion).
Anyway, yesterday, a lady opened the door and commented on how strong the chlorine smell was, and decided to not swim. Okay. I did. Got water in my eyes from leaky goggles, and it was a whole lot worse than usual. 67QUeen actually asked late in the day if I had done something to my eyes. No, just seemed worse in this pool than the other. It was better by this morning. Same thing, today. I look and feel like I have conjunctivitis. No weeping, by my eyes are very, very red, burn, and feel like I have small cuts all over my sclera (noting my right eye got the brunt of it today). Tightened up teh goggles to the point of being uncomfortable during my main set to ensure that I didn't get any more water in them.
Anyone else suffer from this? Is there a level where the chlorine becomes stronger than recommended? The temp tells me that these people will just throw the kitchen sink at the pool, damn the torpedoes. I don't really want to complain, but I got out of the pool over 12 hours ago, and I am STILL suffering from it.
The other thing you could do, but you won't like what could happen, is call the health department and file a complaint. The good news is that the pool operator may fix the problem. The bad news is that they could close the pool until any serious violations are corrected (chlorine for one). While I never closed a competition pool, I have closed many others used for lap swimming.
The other thing you could do, but you won't like what could happen, is call the health department and file a complaint. The good news is that the pool operator may fix the problem. The bad news is that they could close the pool until any serious violations are corrected (chlorine for one). While I never closed a competition pool, I have closed many others used for lap swimming.
