A segment of the 37-strong Australian Olympic swimming contingent encountered slight difficulties while warming up at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium today in Rio.
Star swimmers Mitch Larkin, Emma McKeon and Grant Irvine, who train under Australian Coach Michael Bohl at St. Peters Western, were warming up at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium warm-up pool today when the athletes described the outdoor venue’s water as turning ‘cloudy’ and ‘soupy-looking.’
Wanting to avoid causing his athletes to acquire ‘eye or ear or nose infections or anything’, Bohl told The Herald Sun he moved his athletes from the warm-up pool to the main area as a precaution.
Bohl is quoted as saying that the water quality issue was an abnormality, saying, “It’s just today for some reason.”
He told The Herald Sun, “It started out nice that pool but for some reason as the afternoon wore on the water just got really soupy looking.”
“I’ve already asked a lady then and she said they’re aware of it and they’re working on it.”
In early May we reported how the outdoor warm-up pool was battling a mosquito infestation, but that a pool cover and air conditioning were installed at the beginning of July.
Not for swimming pools, they wouldn’t. You use a pool cover. Putting those mosquito donuts around the pool helps repel them. Many states have ordinances against using oil (petroleum based) if the water has any chance of getting into the environment. Vegetable oil can become rancid in the water.
Bomb threat at Rio Olympic pool:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3720808/Rio-Olympics-2016-Bomb-threat-pool-sees-athletes-evacuated-Australian-swim-training.html
But the scary thing is that IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE THE AUSSIES WANTED TO TRAIN!!!
Those terrorist just opened a can of worm. They have no idea who they are messing with. There will be consequences for sure.
Probably just sunscreen washing off a bunch of swimmers.
Why are the petty jibes getting so common on here? If you disagree with people, so be it, thrash it out and then do what adults do, move on…
Take you own advice and move on…
I’ve made no petty jibes, had plenty of disagreements, but always moved on! 😉
Aussies having a right ol’ whinge fest over in Rio!! A trait us Brits left you that you’ll never get rid of 😉
This is a problem not even the “professaahh” could solve.
I bet the Aquatic Director added too much Soda Ash to the warm up pool.
That or granular chlorine
I don’t know why the coaches are even talking to the media, it’s ridiculous. These complaints from officials and coaches are jumped on by the Australian media, and it feels like self-sabotage. Shut up and let the athletes do the talking through their performances.