Liverpool's only Olympic-sized swimming pool will be out of action until the middle of May after an exploded lightbulb left the water filled with tiny pieces of glass - injuring water polo players involved in a competition there.
Liverpool Aquatics Centre in Wavertree has been forced to close its 50- and 25-metre pools following the incident, which saw the bulb smash during a water polo competition earlier this month.
Swimming is not set to resume at the centre until the middle of next month.
A spokesperson for the centre today said: "The 50-metre pool at Liverpool Aquatics Centre is closed at the moment for a deep clean to remove glass and will not reopen until Monday, May 13.
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"This follows an incident at the Water Polo Championships when a lightbulb above the pool shattered."
A few swimmers attending the championships suffered what were described as "small cuts" on the day but most were left unharmed, the spokesperson said.
They added: "A full inspection of the lighting system around the pool has taken place to make sure it is safe."
To ensure the safety of anyone using the swimming baths, the 50-metre pool will have to be drained, cleaned and closely inspected to remove any small shards of glass that may otherwise have been missed that could pose a danger to swimmers.
The pool was closed on April 15 and was initially expected to re-open yesterday.
More than a million litres of water are needed to fill the pool, an operation which alone takes six days to complete.
Liverpool Aquatics Centre was opened in 2008 and replaced the old Picton swimming baths.
