Swimming in sewage in Rio

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:15:51 GMT

Saw this earlier: "Swimming officials change stance on water quality in Rio for 2016 Summer Olympics" www.latimes.com/.../la-sp-sn-water-quality-at-2016-summer-olympics-venue-20150918-story.html FINA officials said Friday they will "continue conducting tests and monitoring the quality of the waters in Copacabana beach, in accordance with international standards."

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Bill Sive — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 06:21:30 GMT

Double Yikes!! www.presstelegram.com/.../two-crazy-statistics-show-rios-gross-water-problem-isnt-going-away I believe they are killing their own tourist industry. YUK!

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Rob Copeland — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:54:44 GMT

If people are getting sick just from sailing or rowing ON the water, just imagine what the consequences of swimming IN that water will be.The good news (?) is that the open water swim is off Fort Copacabana on the ocean-side and not at Lagoa Stadium the rowing venue. They had a test event triathlon last week and they’ll have a test marathon swim event in 2 weeks at Copacabana. I guess we’ll have a better picture of water quality and its effect on the athletes later this month.

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FindingMyInnerFish — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 11:14:47 GMT

Can any meds be taken to ward off the effects of this by the swimmers and athletes in and around the water? No meds... but rumor has it that that USA Swimming has sanctioned this uniform for swimmers in open water events: http://tinyurl.com/q9z42wm ;)

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orca1946 — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 10:55:34 GMT

Can any meds be taken to ward off the effects of this by the swimmers and athletes in and around the water?

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knelson — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 10:20:21 GMT

If people are getting sick just from sailing or rowing ON the water, just imagine what the consequences of swimming IN that water will be.

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Rob Copeland — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:18:52 GMT

Thirteen rowers on the 40-member U.S. team came down with stomach illness at the World Junior Rowing Championships (2016 Olympics test event) — a trial run for next summer’s Olympics — and the team doctor said she suspected it was due to pollution in the lake where the competition took place. www.usatoday.com/.../

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Bill Sive — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:57:42 GMT

Not the Olympics I was expecting. They added four new sporting events. 9879 (for all you science type of thinkers out there)

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 01:48:27 GMT

No meds... but rumor has it that that USA Swimming has sanctioned this uniform for swimmers in open water events: http://tinyurl.com/q9z42wm ;) :lmao: Sadly, I do think this is what would be necessary to survive in those waters. :bolt:

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Bill Sive — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 11:47:02 GMT

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Bill Sive — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:34:34 GMT

From Canadian New Agency dated 08/05/15, regarding swimming and sailing. www.cbc.ca/.../would-you-swim-in-rio-s-polluted-waters-1.3180191

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ForceDJ — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:14:12 GMT

What really irks me is that the IOC doesn't mandate that a city bidding to host the games isn't FIRST required to pass basic standards like water and air quality BEFORE they can even bid to host the games. Once they pass those standards...then they can compete to host the games. But then the IOC, or rather some competent authority, continue monitoring those standards until the games. But doesn't that make too much sense? Dan

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knelson — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 12:39:13 GMT

Yeah, I think they mean everyone's just going to get sick. The chances of anyone dying is minimal. So what's the big deal? :banana: Truly disgusting.

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smontanaro — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 06:59:26 GMT

At least heat shouldn't be an issue: www.wolframalpha.com/.../

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orca1946 — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 04:05:38 GMT

And here I thought Illinois was the hot bed of $$$$$ buys anything you want in the culture of what is best for corporations and politics!. Maybe the OW races should be done on a Postal event format. You can swim in your home water and send in the time to see how you will place.

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FindingMyInnerFish — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 08:49:33 GMT

I like the use of the phrase "no significant risk" in Dr. Richard Budgett's comments. What's considered significant? Hard bar to raise, considering the comment by one researcher that risk of infection is 99%. So would "significant" mean "risk of death is 100 percent?" (Okay, I exaggerate... or do I?)

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ForceDJ — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 10:36:56 GMT

:lmao:Actually, I shouldn't be laughing, because it isn't a funny matter; but, you perfectly put into words what I was thinking after reading scyfreestyler's excellent post. But they (the IOC) are so pathetic it is funny. A(nother) perfect example is in this morning's newspaper. In a small sidebar article about the 2022 Winter Games being awarded to Beijing...the last sentense reads: "The Chinese capital, which hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, came in to the vote as the strong favorite, despite its lack of natural snow." So just great. They picked a city to host the winter games that doesn't get snow. You think there's no skullduggery going on there? Dan

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Elaine Krugman — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 03:16:50 GMT

But they (the IOC) are so pathetic it is funny. A(nother) perfect example is in this morning's newspaper. In a small sidebar article about the 2022 Winter Games being awarded to Beijing...the last sentense reads: "The Chinese capital, which hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, came in to the vote as the strong favorite, despite its lack of natural snow." So just great. They picked a city to host the winter games that doesn't get snow. You think there's no skullduggery going on there? Dan Un-*&%$@^#-believable! When my husband told me about this after reading about it in USA Today, all I could say is :censor: ! :shakeshead:

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DeniseMW — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 01:41:30 GMT

I like the use of the phrase "no significant risk" in Dr. Richard Budgett's comments. What's considered significant?

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ForceDJ — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:07:36 GMT

Wouldn't it be logical to only accept bids from cities that have the infrastructure in place to host an Olympic Games that is safe and does not present health and safety concerns for both athletes and spectators? Awarding an event of this magnitude based upon the forecast or promise of having their ducks in a row by the time athletes begin arriving is ridiculous, if not just plain foolish. scy, Of course that makes perfect sense. But why let logic and good sense get in the way of a perfectly good deal full of deceit, fraud, and graft? It's the Olympic way (much like FIFA). Dan

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Former Member — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:40:36 GMT

One possible flaw in this process is that NO city has the infrastructure in place to host an Olympic Games. Heck, they could come back to Atlanta and we would still need $100MM plus to Billions to build the venues and infrastructure. Right, but I think there are several cities, and not just those within the United States, that already have lakes and oceans that are not contaminated with raw sewage. Some of them might even offer airports that don't greet those stepping off of aircraft with the smell of untreated sewage.

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Bill Sive — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:54:34 GMT

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Elaine Krugman — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 05:12:38 GMT

One possible flaw in this process is that NO city has the infrastructure in place to host an Olympic Games. Heck, they could come back to Atlanta and we would still need $100MM plus to Billions to build the venues and infrastructure. If any city could do it, L.A. could. I also think Sydney could handle it again without too much additional $. :2cents:

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Rob Copeland — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 04:10:34 GMT

Wouldn't it be logical to only accept bids from cities that have the infrastructure in place to host an Olympic GamesOne possible flaw in this process is that NO city has the infrastructure in place to host an Olympic Games. Heck, they could come back to Atlanta and we would still need $100MM plus to Billions to build the venues and infrastructure.

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Elaine Krugman — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 02:42:39 GMT

scy, Of course that makes perfect sense. But why let logic and good sense get in the way of a perfectly good deal full of deceit, fraud, and graft? It's the Olympic way (much like FIFA). Dan :lmao:Actually, I shouldn't be laughing, because it isn't a funny matter; but, you perfectly put into words what I was thinking after reading scyfreestyler's excellent post.