Regular swimmer Colin Griffith was midway through his laps at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre (VAC) on Monday when he spotted something on the bottom of the next lane.

“I had been there for about half an hour or so doing my usual routine when I just noticed, suddenly in the middle of the pool in the lane right next to me, there was a small pile of what looked like concrete, rubble and gravel on the bottom of the pool,” he said.

Griffith says the pool wasn’t busy, with only a handful of swimmers in the water — but the sight of debris was still unsettling.

“It's a bit unnerving, especially because it's not the first time it's happened. It's a known issue,” he said.

Part of the front wall of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre is pictured after it collapsed in March 2022. Monday's closure is just t

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