RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center was closed for diving practice Friday to allow more time to clean the green-tinged water.
The water suddenly changed color Tuesday, midway through the synchronized diving events. Officials insisted the water was safe for diving, even after an adjacent pool used for water polo and synchronized swimming also turned a lighter shade of green.
The diving well was shut down when athletes arrived for morning warmups, though it did finally open at 1 p.m. local time — just 2 1-2 hours before the start of the women's 3-meter individual event.