The Olympic Diving Pool Is Now Green For Some Odd Reason

So far the Rio Olympics haven’t gone that poorly. We’re grading on a curve here of course, but generally speaking, things haven’t been as bad as we all thought they’d be. If we are talking bad optics, though, then the Olympics have a real problem with the diving pool because it has gotten super gross.

On Monday, during the men’s synchronized diving event, the water looked fine. It was blue and clear and pretty. You could see clearly underwater. All was well. Then on Tuesday when it was time for the women to dive, things were a lot different. The water looks gross. It’s a weird green color and it’s all murky. It looks more like a swamp than a pool. Remember in The Simpsons when they get a pool and then Homer dives in and thinks the Blob has gotten him? It’s like that, but worse.

The problem is believed to be algae related. Algae have taken over the pool. In and of itself, that’s not a problem. Algae are harmless. The problem is that this influx of algae is likely a sign that there is not enough chlorine in the pool. That could allow other more harmful stuff (such as antibiotic-resistant superbacteria) to survive.

Rio needs to get a little more chlorine in that pool so that the competitors can be safe, and so we don’t have to look at disgusting green Swamp Thing pool water anymore.

(Via Deadspin)