Cloudy water sparked safety fears at Wem Swimming and Fitness Centre, which was forced to close the pool just one day after it re-opened.
Specialist engineers have been brought in to assess the pool machinery this week after excess air was let into the system, causing the water in the pool to turn cloudy.
Lee Hassan, general manager at Teme Leisure, which has taken over the lease from Wem Town Council, told the Chronicle that the pool had been forced to shut all day on Sunday for safety reasons because the water had turned so cloudy from the air bubbles that it was difficult to see the bottom of the pool.
He stressed there had been nothing wrong with the water quality.
The problem occurred during a weekend of free swimming which was laid on by Teme Leisure as part of its re-opening celebrations.
Mr Hassan said: “The pool was built in 1971 and so there are some issues with the plant room which we are working on at the moment.
“We did have to close as air was sucked into the system which makes the water go cloudy, and we couldn’t let anyone into the water because you couldn’t see into the bottom.
“The pool was back up and running on Monday morning and free sessions were offered on the Monday because people had missed out on the Sunday.
“The system takes between eight and ten hours to clear and so we had to close all day Sunday. The facility was still open but we couldn’t let anyone into the water.
“We’ve called out a specialist engineer to look at the plant room this week which we hope will be sorted out in the immediate future.”
One visitor to the pool told the Chronicle he was told the bubbles were so bad that you couldn’t see the lane markings at the deep end of the swimming pool.
He said: “You could definitely see the pool looked murky and cloudy. People were going into the centre and walking back out again with their towels under their arms.”
Around 60 people turned up for free swimming on the Saturday, and 50 children have registered for swimming lessons so far.
The centre, which has a new cardiovascular fitness suite, is open seven days a week.
Full details of opening times and prices are available from the centre or by visiting the website www.temeleisure.co.uk
by Charlotte Hester