Some say the regulators of the diving pool turned the water to green on goal to echo the green color of Brazil’s national flag. Sports about the the pool.
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The diving and water polo pools are part of the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre, a permanent facility which opened in 2007. “But it’s Brazil and everything is green down here, so maybe it was a decoration to make it look pretty”. Whether it’s Michael Phelps still dazzling us with gold medal victories, Katie Ledecky trouncing her competition or, yes, pools turning green.
A diving pool at the Rio Olympics turned green Tuesday when algae entered the water, stunning athletes and spectators.
The diving pool’s discolouration was made extra obvious by the blue water next to it.
Olympic organisers have admitted tests were carried out after the change in water colour and there is no risk to athletes.
Mexican star diver Paola Espinosa also said: “We noticed it, but it didn’t smell, and nothing is left on our skin, so it didn’t really affect us”.
On Tuesday, onlookers were shocked to see the formerly blue waters of the diving pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the Rio Olympics turn a mysterious dark green. “But I’m not sure”, he said. “We did all the chemical tests”. The world swimming governing body FINA said the pool is safe.
But Rio communications director Mario Andrada said the health of competitors was not at risk with checks confirming chlorine and PH levels were within required standards.
“Well there was [something wrong] as far as we could see”, Couch said. If it were green and yellow, we would know it was a patriotic thing.
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While some speculated urine produced the color, Jim’s Pool Care national manager Brett Blair told The Guardian the Olympic pool was too large to have turned green from urine.
