We were discussing nose-clips on another thread to deal with the repercussions of this PH imbalance situation.
I posted this note:
Definitely make the effort to send letters/emails to the pool operators and club management to inform them of the problem. It is rare that the pool operator actually swims in the pool so don't assume he/she knows about it!
More than likely it is a PH imbalance. Not always easy to fix if it is a far gone issue. But poor maintanence practice is big problem at many pools.
Big days at the pool - meets or consecutive full workouts can mean a deluge of urine and other nasties. Chemicals have to be adjusted to clean it up - and then adjusted back to maintenance mode.
I coached some masters swimmers who are actually active elected board of director members of our club.
One BOD swimmer wrote a letter inviting the management to "join us for a workout".
The hope was that swimming in the offensive water might finally help them realize the severity of the issue. Constantly complaining about it for months/years wasn't working.
Do not assume they know.
And now the press may play it out badly for us.
But we don't want to loose swimmers or potential new members.
We just want the pool operators to do their job and keep the balance of chemicals.
We were discussing nose-clips on another thread to deal with the repercussions of this PH imbalance situation.
I posted this note:
Definitely make the effort to send letters/emails to the pool operators and club management to inform them of the problem. It is rare that the pool operator actually swims in the pool so don't assume he/she knows about it!
More than likely it is a PH imbalance. Not always easy to fix if it is a far gone issue. But poor maintanence practice is big problem at many pools.
Big days at the pool - meets or consecutive full workouts can mean a deluge of urine and other nasties. Chemicals have to be adjusted to clean it up - and then adjusted back to maintenance mode.
I coached some masters swimmers who are actually active elected board of director members of our club.
One BOD swimmer wrote a letter inviting the management to "join us for a workout".
The hope was that swimming in the offensive water might finally help them realize the severity of the issue. Constantly complaining about it for months/years wasn't working.
Do not assume they know.
And now the press may play it out badly for us.
But we don't want to loose swimmers or potential new members.
We just want the pool operators to do their job and keep the balance of chemicals.
