Majendie said on Twitter that Olympic officials could not give an answer as to why the water turned green.
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Rio 2016 officials reaffirmed that tests showed there was “absolutely no risk” to swimmers from the murky green pools and blamed the unanticipated impact of increased pool use for a “sudden change in alkalinity”.
Some spectators and journalists also expressed concerns over the green water, fearing it may affect athletes’ performances. But a couple players said they could tell the chemical mixture is off.
A general view of the diving pool at Maria Lenk Aquatics Center shows the pool color became discolored on Tuesday. The pool will be blue today.
“If it were green and yellow, we would know it was a patriotic thing, ” Andrada joked, referring to Brazil’s national colors”.
“The FINA Sport Medicine Committee conducted tests on the water quality and concluded that there was no risk to the health and safety of the athletes, and no reason for the competition to be affected”.
Whatever the cause, the systems that are built to automatically keep the water clean and safe had clearly broken, Mr Riley said, and the pool wouldn’t be safe until it was clear that they were working again.
The chemicals mentioned by officials are likely a reference to disinfectant, according to Ralph Riley, an expert from the London-based Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group.
“Everybody was scratching their heads going, ‘What’s going on?”‘ he said.
“I think it’s pretty normal for an outdoor pool, so it wasn’t a big deal for us”, said Pandelela Rinong, who won silver Tuesday with partner Cheong Jun Hoong for Malaysia in the women’s 10m synchronised competition. It’s not like it’s toxic or dirty or any of that. “I don’t know what they have down there in Rio”, said Henderson, “but any new commercial system, at least here in the US, is completely automated”.
“I’ve seen way worse, trust me”.
American Jessica Parratto wears contacts and said the water didn’t burn her eyes.
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Canadian team leader Mitch Geller, who divers Roseline Filion and Meaghan Benfeito clinched bronze in the 10-meter, told reporters that his squad “hope it is not like a swamp tomorrow”.
