WEST BOISE, Idaho — The Olympic-sized swimming pool at the Boise City Aquatic Center is back in business after an eight-month closure that began with a relatively minor leak that turned into a major renovation project.

"I can't even tell you in words how excited we are to reopen this pool," said Scott Swanson, executive director of the West Valley YMCA which operates the pool for the city.

Swimmers say they're glad to see the pool reopen: Boise City Aquatic Center reopens its olympic sized pool

The 30-year-old facility shut down eight months ago when staff discovered what they thought was a minor issue.

"It started as a simple leak that we needed to drain the pool to address," Swanson said.

After draining all 700,000 gallons, crews fixed the initial leak. But when they refilled the

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