The green pool at the 2016 Rio Olympics has finally closed.
Spectators around the world have watched in confusion over the past few days as divers plummeted into oddly green water. Friday, those in charge shut it down, canceling training so the water could remain still. This apparently means it can turn back to its normal blue color:
@TomDaley1994 As approved by @fina1908, diving training is cancelled b/c the water must be still for the pool to return to its blue color.
— Rio 2016 (@Rio2016_en) August 12, 2016
No point in arguing, it either will or it won’t.
Until the color returns to normal or doesn’t, here’s a funny quip by a diver with first-hand experience in the pool:
The Olympic diving pool has been closed again because of water quality issues…a German diver says “the whole building smells like a fart”
— Tom Steinfort (@tomsteinfort) August 12, 2016
No word yet on how this will impact the rest of events in Rio, which isn’t much of a surprise when one remembers there hasn’t been any official word as to why the pool is green in the first place.
Good times. Though it’d be funny to watch divers hold their noses or plug them up completely during competition, safety has to come first. Kudos to those in charge for at least shutting it down now.
Stay tuned.