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With water still green, Olympic diving practice canceled in Rio

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USA TODAY Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO — All that green water in the Olympic pools continued to be a problem Friday morning as officials canceled practice for divers.

Rio 2016 Organizing Committee spokesman Mario Andrada said they closed off the pool to athletes hoping to get in some practice dives in order to let the water remain still and let corrective chemicals do their work. Andrada said they've been working with local health officials and FINA, the world governing body for aquatic sports, to find the proper balance of chemicals to return it to the classic blue expected in world competitions.