As competition began Wednesday, the water polo pool, which is located directly next to the diving pool, was turning a light shade of green.
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It is understood Olympic officials weren’t concerned for the health of the divers despite the condition worsening throughout the afternoon.
Tests, he said, had confirmed there was “absolutely no risk, no effect for athletes who will compete in the pool”.
“To ensure a high quality playing field is mandatory to the Rio 2016 organizing committee”, the committee said in a statement.
“The water quality at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre was tested and there were no risks for the athletes”, officials said, according to CNN.
“We are investigating the cause”, they added.
Now, the Olympics are here and everyone is wondering what happened to the water in the diving pool.
Athletes were unaffected by the change in colour but Mitch Geller, chief technical officer of Diving Canada said the team had brought in a pool expert to help. I couldn’t see when I was underneath.
“Maybe there’s nothing wrong?” Yeah, it’s different, but we just have to adjust to different factors and different environments.
“We expect the colour to be back to blue very shortly”.
The adjacent swimming pool was not affected. But if the water gets any darker, it could become hard for water polo referees to see what’s going on under the surface – leading to more physical play. “We noticed it during warm ups but it didn’t really faze us”.
American Jessica Parratto wears contacts and said the water didn’t burn her eyes.
A spokesperson in Rio said that the maintenance crew worked with an independent group to evaluate their maintenance schedule and water treatment. Some suggested that the green came from oxidized copper in the pool’s pipes, but others wondered whether urine was the culprit. I kind of liked it.
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“Brazil is handsome. I think this is a lovely Olympics. everyone has been so welcoming and fun and I’m really proud to be here”, Jesse Smith, a U.S. water polo team member, said.
