Olympic officials gave up on cleaning the green-tinged water in one of the pools at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center.
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It broke into three pieces, according to Mario Andrada, spokesman for Rio 2016.
Olympic officials have surrendered to the green pool. The water is not supposed to be an issue.
Gustavo Nascimento, director of venue management, did not confirm that algae had developed in the pools, but he did say organic matter had formed.
Brazilian Olympic officials have been forced into an embarrassing admission regarding the green, soupy pools in Rio – they used the wrong chemicals.
That happened on August 5.
As a effect, the electronic system that controls the amount of the chlorine in the water was “confused”.
The adjacent diving pool will merely receive new filters, as divers do not need to see underwater unlike synchro competitors.
Flatulent odours aside, Rio officials say they’re struggling to get the water blue again because: “Chemistry is not an exact science”.
The water polo competition transfers to the Aquatic Centre when the swimming program is complete, something that was always scheduled.
The synchronised swimming events kick off from Monday morning, Australian time. The pool still has a green tint, but it is not almost as bad.
The dirty water will be disposed of using the city’s sewage system, which has already come under intense scrutiny for dumping untreated waste into waters that are being used for rowing, canoeing, sailing, triathlon and open water swimming.
“This is probably the only problem we were unable to solve quickly”, he said. Our contractor’s failure is our failure. “It is something that should not have been done”.
“We repeatedly put pressure for the organizing committee to act to have dignified competitions here”, he said. “Health is never an issue in this incident”.
“We are moving to a more radical approach with the water”. We do not discuss who was to blame, who made a mistake, who will pay, which contract will be suspended. “Tests were conducted and the water was found to be safe”.
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Twenty water polo games have been played at Maria Lenk since the water began to change. N one even thinks to mention the picturesque water. My quote was not an isolated quote. Hopefully that means we haven’t been diving in anything too bad the last couple of days! “That was my fault”. We promised twice that it would be fixed and it wasn’t delivered.
