During our Monday night practice, the chlorine was off the charts high. Several swimmers noticed lung discomfort while working out (we did a 4000 yard practice in 1-hour; necessarily some huffing and puffing.)
That night, I awoke with a burning in my throat and upper windpipe and lungs. It's since moderated a bit.
My questions: has anyone experienced "lung burn" like this? How long before you return to normal? Is there any remedy other than not swimming when the pool chemicals are really out of whack?
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Hi Jim,
Ventilation does play a big role in using chlorine (oxidizer) as a disenfectant. Air movement will help the chlorine oxidise and be more effective. Even using regular floorfans would help, anything to create air movement over the water.
Someone who could help you would be an certified AFO (Aquatics Facility Operator) or a CPO (Certified Pool Operator) - the Y should have someone on staff that has this training (chances are with budgets that might not be the case). Good resource to check is if there are any Pool / Spa supply places or cleaning services, they will usually know of someone who is. Another possible resource would be Tom Griffiths at Penn State University (not to famalier with your area, so not sure if he is even close to you- he might be hard to get a hold of but has a lot of Aquatics knowledge). Good luck - if you need anymore help please feel free to contact me.
Hi Jim,
Ventilation does play a big role in using chlorine (oxidizer) as a disenfectant. Air movement will help the chlorine oxidise and be more effective. Even using regular floorfans would help, anything to create air movement over the water.
Someone who could help you would be an certified AFO (Aquatics Facility Operator) or a CPO (Certified Pool Operator) - the Y should have someone on staff that has this training (chances are with budgets that might not be the case). Good resource to check is if there are any Pool / Spa supply places or cleaning services, they will usually know of someone who is. Another possible resource would be Tom Griffiths at Penn State University (not to famalier with your area, so not sure if he is even close to you- he might be hard to get a hold of but has a lot of Aquatics knowledge). Good luck - if you need anymore help please feel free to contact me.
