Two Olympic pools have turned an unappetising shade of green in Rio.
Despite soothing words from the Rio2016 communication director that this was down to a change in alkalinity, the real cause (according to CNN) is algae blooming because the water hasn't been treated with the chemical necessary to kill it.
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Showing posts with label swimming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swimming. Show all posts
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Michael Phelps and Cupping
What were those purple marks on Michael Phelps' shoulders? https://t.co/JglENo0mT4 #Rio2016 #Olympics
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 9, 2016
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Friday, June 6, 2008
Free Swimming For Over 60s
Swimming pools will be free for the over 60s, as part of the government's plans to boost the UK's fitness in time for the 2012 Olympics in London.
As part of its Olympic programme, the government wants to make 2 million people more active by the time the games start in July 2012.
I will believe that when I see it!
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As part of its Olympic programme, the government wants to make 2 million people more active by the time the games start in July 2012.
I will believe that when I see it!
Don't forget to visit www.theolympicswarehouse.com
www.olympicsdiary.com brought to you by www.kenfrost.com "The Living Brand"
Friday, February 1, 2008
Costs Keep Rising
The costs for the 2012 London Olympics just keep rising. The latest admission of budgetary failure relates to the costs of the aquatics centre, which has trebled in cost over the last 4 years.
The expected cost of the 22,500-seat building, which will contain two 50-metre pools and a diving pool, is now £214M against a budget £70M in 2004.
Seemingly a large amount of this increase is down to VAT and inflation.
You would have thought that the original budget would have take these two very obvious factors into account, wouldn't you?
Needless to say, opposition politicians are duly "outraged". Bob Neill, the Conservative London Assembly Olympics spokesman, said:
"This is simply an outrage.
Late and massively over budget.
It's a terrible shame for those who would have used it to train, those Londoners who were looking forward to swimming there and a big disappointment for all of us who are going to pay for it."
No one seriously believes that the current budget £12BN (including £2BN running costs) will actually be met, do they?
The expected cost of the 22,500-seat building, which will contain two 50-metre pools and a diving pool, is now £214M against a budget £70M in 2004.
Seemingly a large amount of this increase is down to VAT and inflation.
You would have thought that the original budget would have take these two very obvious factors into account, wouldn't you?
Needless to say, opposition politicians are duly "outraged". Bob Neill, the Conservative London Assembly Olympics spokesman, said:
"This is simply an outrage.
Late and massively over budget.
It's a terrible shame for those who would have used it to train, those Londoners who were looking forward to swimming there and a big disappointment for all of us who are going to pay for it."
No one seriously believes that the current budget £12BN (including £2BN running costs) will actually be met, do they?
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Arsenic and Old Oil
The ground for the London Olympics site is so polluted with oil, arsenic and other contaminants that giant soil 'washing machines' have been brought in to process the soil in order that construction may start.
The two square miles between Stratford and Hackney Wick are now being cleaned, before construction starts in two months.
This has the "honour" of being Europe's largest land cleansing operation, it will remove over a century's worth of contamination.
Over 1.5 million cubic metres of soil has to be processed.
The Olympics Delivery authority's Utilities director, Simon Wright, said:
"It's enough to fill 600 Olympic sized swimming pools."
The two square miles between Stratford and Hackney Wick are now being cleaned, before construction starts in two months.
This has the "honour" of being Europe's largest land cleansing operation, it will remove over a century's worth of contamination.
Over 1.5 million cubic metres of soil has to be processed.
The Olympics Delivery authority's Utilities director, Simon Wright, said:
"It's enough to fill 600 Olympic sized swimming pools."
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