I admire the fact that Olympic divers could ignore the green water in the diving pool and proceed with their events undaunted. I mean...just look at this pool...would you dive into that?
The picture on the left is from August 8th. The picture on the right is from August 9th. By the way, the Olympic officials have no idea why the pool changed color. Some are hypothesizing that it is an algae bloom. Ick. Maybe I just have an unhealthy obsession with cleanliness.
If algae is growing in pool that's supposed to be loaded with chlorine, that's a problem.
ReplyDeleteI think anyone outside doing a sport on or in the natural water is one brave soul.
I used to have a pool and algae doesn't grow like that in one day. Also it can grow in chlorine. It might be an issue with the filter. Anyway, I'm sure green water wouldn't stop an Olympian.
ReplyDeleteI'd hate to be the guy responsible for letting this happen. Green pool water does happen when a certain pollen gets into the water, but there are no trees around, and it didn't happen to the other pool.
ReplyDeleteGross. But it's probably better than the ocean and river water.
ReplyDeleteIt should be easy keeping an indoor pool algae free. Someone dropped the ball.
ReplyDeleteHere's their lame explanation: http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/green-water-rio-olympics-explained/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#8r2HsabH_aqm
ReplyDeleteThis seems to not be the first time there's been an issue with water at these Olympics. Deep sigh.
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