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08-13-2016, 04:40 AM
How to avoid getting psyched out by the green water in Rio
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Rio's divers have been plunging into murky green water for several days **w, as pool officials struggle to deal with algae, pH levels and other things you'd **rmally expect pool officials to have a handle on.
Amid the jokes and the explanations, though, how has it been for the actual athletes? And how does the color of the water affect their performance?
SEE ALSO: This is why the water's green in Rio (http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/green-water-rio-olympics-explained/)
Several divers have spoken out about the conditions, with some saying it's been a hindrance and others insisting it has helped.
Canada's*Meaghan Benfeito (http://www.businessinsider.com/olympic-divers-say-green-pool-water-benefit-2016-8), for example, told reporters "it's **t the same color as the sky so that was really on our side today." Team GB's Tonia Couch (http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/rio-2016-green-diving-pool-right-to-fear-brazil-olympic-games-a7182996.html), however, said it prevented her from seeing her partner Lois Toulson. “It looked worse because the sun went in. I couldn’t see Lois when I went underneath,” she said after the pair came fifth in the 10 meter synchronized event on Tuesday. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/green-water-sports-psychology/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Rio's divers have been plunging into murky green water for several days **w, as pool officials struggle to deal with algae, pH levels and other things you'd **rmally expect pool officials to have a handle on.
Amid the jokes and the explanations, though, how has it been for the actual athletes? And how does the color of the water affect their performance?
SEE ALSO: This is why the water's green in Rio (http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/green-water-rio-olympics-explained/)
Several divers have spoken out about the conditions, with some saying it's been a hindrance and others insisting it has helped.
Canada's*Meaghan Benfeito (http://www.businessinsider.com/olympic-divers-say-green-pool-water-benefit-2016-8), for example, told reporters "it's **t the same color as the sky so that was really on our side today." Team GB's Tonia Couch (http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/rio-2016-green-diving-pool-right-to-fear-brazil-olympic-games-a7182996.html), however, said it prevented her from seeing her partner Lois Toulson. “It looked worse because the sun went in. I couldn’t see Lois when I went underneath,” she said after the pair came fifth in the 10 meter synchronized event on Tuesday. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/green-water-sports-psychology/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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