Went to Strood Sports Centre in Kent after work today, got changed into my grey camo swim briefs:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mens-Camo...53.m2749.l2649
Put my clothes into a locker and went poolside. the pool was split into lanes swimming on the right and kids playtime with beach balls and floats centre and left. I stood watching a father wading towards the shallow end with his young son under his arm the child was wailing aloud, 2 brothers were following behind. The father lifted and dumped his younger son on the side of the pool at my feet. I asked him if he required assistance he replied that there was gas in the pool, I raised my arm to attract a lifeguard.
Other swimmers climbed out of the pool, both adults and children, they were coughing and saying chlorine.
The lifeguards closed the pool, then then closed the changing rooms, I put my clothes back on over my swim briefs in the corridor. I suggested to a lifeguard that they fetch drinking water for the people who were coughing, a tray of water beakers arrived.
The fire brigade and ambulance services arrived with oxygen masks for those that needed help breathing.
I went to reception to get a refund then led the Fire Chief through the building to where everyone was, then they evacuated the whole building. I went back to my car and drove off.
I arrived at Hundred of Hoo Swimming Pool some time later, stripped back down to my camo swim briefs and did my usual 1500m swim.
After my swim I drove home with BBC Radio Kent on the car radio, listening to reports of the incident at the first swimming pool, when on got home i found this report online:
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/...cuated-191993/