Health concerns after diving pool turns green overnight

OBSERVERS of the Rio Games diving competition were scratching their heads over the odd colour of the pool’s water.

The diving pool in Rio turned green overnight.

OBSERVERS of the Rio Games diving competition were scratching their heads over the odd green colour of the pool’s water, which prompted a quizzical Tweet from British star Tom Daley.

The diving well at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center had changed to a light green overnight, contrasting sharply with the normal light-blue of the adjacent water polo pool.

Ermmm...what happened?! pic.twitter.com/pdta7EpP2k

— Tom Daley (@TomDaley1994) August 9, 2016

The women’s 10m synchronised platform competition got underway with athletes diving into the green murk, as venue staff came up empty when asked the reasons for the transformation.

Daley, who won bronze in the men’s version of the same event on Monday, tweeted a photo of the scene, with the difference between the two pools clearly visible.

“Ermmm... what happened?!” he added.

Staff said comment would be sought from Games officials at the venue. The water had been a normal colour on the first two days of the competition.

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5 theories that explain green water mystery in the Olympic diving pool https://t.co/LkiDcFByyY #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/bL38BOu62e

— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) August 9, 2016

One of #Rio2016 pools has turned green... Question shouldn't just be why?, but why are people still diving in it? pic.twitter.com/ZkmJLOi5iu

— David Kano (@TheDKano) August 9, 2016

Water polo pool on left... Diving pool on right. One blue, the other one green. Strange. #green #RioOlympics2016 pic.twitter.com/y5FDGzM8Wr

— Andrew Cropper (@andrew_cropper) August 9, 2016

the green pool at the #diving at the Olympics #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/ATRfIJLLbG

— Joseph Taylor (@Joseph93Taylor) August 9, 2016

Can anyone explain why the water's turned green at the diving? No one here can. Pretty sure it was blue yesterday. pic.twitter.com/GYfap9Gzz0

— Matt Majendie (@mattmajendie) August 9, 2016

"The diving pool has turned green and no one knows why." Good #Rio2016 quote at the media center.

— Andrew Sharp (@andrewsharp) August 9, 2016

Rio diving pool an hour ago. Definitely more green now. Officials don't seem worried. 10m synchro final begins 🇧🇷🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/Mxu67op6Ed

— Nick Hope ✌️ (@NickHopeTV) August 9, 2016

Once again, life imitates art with the green diving pool at #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/gq6UXkPCC8

— Josh McLean (@RadioMcLean) August 9, 2016

Just waiting for Shrek to come out of the swamp that is the Rio diving pool!#Rio2016 #diving #GreenPool #BBCRio2016 pic.twitter.com/EzMsohFBzJ

— Grant (@SnowAndBeach) August 9, 2016

Weird colour change at diving pool spotted by @mattmajendie - was blue y'day now it's green... pic.twitter.com/JxHB8zU6Kn

— Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) August 9, 2016

Diving pool water now green rather than blue. No explanation yet forthcoming. But it wasn't me. pic.twitter.com/kxnE11232Q

— Dan King (@DanKing_1974) August 9, 2016

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