On Monday, the BC office noticed the water inside the divers’ hot tub wasn’t looking ideal for relaxing after a high-stress dive. You probably want to be in clear blue water, not this murky crap:
Looks like you also want to avoid drinking the Rio hot tub water pic.twitter.com/DG622khftN
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) August 8, 2016
Just a day later, things have gotten worse for divers as the water problems appear to have extended into the actual pool. Instead of that pristine water, Olympians are diving head first into this problematic green — British diver Tom Daley was certainly perplexed:
Ermmm…what happened?! pic.twitter.com/pdta7EpP2k
— Tom Daley (@TomDaley1994) August 9, 2016
The AP’s Beth Harris states that officials claim the water is fine:
Water at diving went from clear blue to murky green in 1 day. Rio organizers can't explain it, but say it's safe. pic.twitter.com/XmWfeFGJsq
— Beth Harris (@bethharrisap) August 9, 2016
Yeah… everyone that has to dive in that pool should probably follow the Canadians’ advice:
Meaghan Benfeito on diving into a green tank :"the only thing we said is don't open your mouth in the water. Just in case."
— Vicki Hall (@vickihallch) August 9, 2016