Health concerns plague Wayland Town Pool

Wayland Student Press Network 12/3/09:  Health concerns plague Wayland Town Pool.  On Wednesday, December 2nd, the Wayland swim team approached the Wayland Town Pool, their normal practice facility, to find two health inspectors checking for health hazards in the building. This was no surprise to swim team members; although there had only been two practices so far this season, which started Monday, many of the swimmers have been getting sick, suffering shortness of breath and intense coughing. The high concentration of chlorine in the pool, an antiquated filter system,  and bad ventilation are said to be the causes.   On Wednesday, health inspectors took out the pool’s lane lines and started to drain the water. Over the course of the next few weeks the pool walls will be cleaned, and then filled with fresh water. It is expected the entire process will take a minimum of two weeks.

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