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The water's fine, but costly: Lack of public pools forces high school teams to pay to practice.

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| February 03, 2006 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Kevin Cary

Feb. 3--LINCOLNTON -- The North Lincoln and East Lincoln High swim teams will compete in the 2A state championship Saturday, but that splash has taken some cash. All North Lincoln swimmers and a majority of East Lincoln swimmers pay to use private facilities because of the lack of public pools. No Lincoln County high school has pool, so North Lincoln uses the three lanes at the Lincoln County YMCA in Lincolnton, and East Lincoln uses the five lanes at FitCare Life Center in Huntersville.

Lincolnton and West Lincoln High Schools do not have swim teams.

The lack of pools is not unique to the county. Gaston teams rent lanes at county YMCAs -- but Gaston swimmers do not have to pay.

Swimmers at North Lincoln pay $18 a month to use the Lincoln County…

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