Leading up to the Olympics, there was a lot of concern about the contamination levels in the large bodies of water that would be used during the games — but apparently no one thought of the diving pools!
On Tuesday, it came as quite a shock to several people when the crystal clear pool the athletic divers had used the previous day had turned a very disgusting and murky green!
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In fact, the water’s color was so bad that one diver told a reporter that she couldn’t see her diving partner under water. YIKES!
If you’re still not utterly disgusted, take a peek at some of the pics athletes and journalists shared on Twitter:
The athletes may be worried, but the rest of the world is just tickled pink green by the incident:
Luckily, Rio spokesperson Mario Andrada addressed the concerns and explained that the color change was a result of “a proliferation of algae.” Andrada went on to dish that this occurred “because of heat and lack of wind.” The games also shared their response by tweeting:
Woof! Well we sure are glad things are back to normal!
What do you think of the way the Olympics have handled all the controversy so far?!
[Image via ABC.]