Ames Municipal Pool Research Paper

If a pool made you sick, would you go back in and swim in it over and over? Probably not. However, swimmers who swim for a club or swim for the high school swim team have no other option than to practice in the same pool. This is a problem that is occurring in the Ames Municipal Pool, where I swim for practice each night and on Saturday mornings. Kids are getting bumps from the Ames Municipal pool water all over their arms and legs and bloody noses from the air in the pool area. Coughing and red stinging eyes. Do you think that’s from pee in the water? You might, but in reality, those are just a few signs of an old pool. According to www.thecityofames.org/ the Ames Municipal Pool was constructed in 1965, over 50 years ago. A regular pool only lasts for about 20-30 years before the city shuts it down because of water issues, bad air quality, and other health threats that are wrong with the pool. But, the City of Ames refuses to build a safe, clean pool for the Ames swimmers. The city of Ames needs a new swimming pool for swimmers in clubs, the highschool swim team, and any citizen with a membership who wants to exercise. …show more content…
ACAC, or Ames Cyclones Aquatics Club swims in the Ames Municipal Pool every night. When kids get out of the water, they often walk over to the window and get a breath of fresh air because they can’t from the regular pool air. Now, I understand that all indoor pools can be hot, due to the temperature of the water, but the Ames pool is excessive. Spectators cough as they watch the brutally hot swim meets that happen once or twice a year at the Ames pool for club swimmers, and almost 5 for high schoolers. Parents often times don’t come to watch their children swim or only stay in the pool area for their swim, then go outside to get some