Have you heard that the swimmers in Greece will have to swim in a pool with no roof. The "jokers" in Greece, despite having 8 years to prepare for the games, have said that they do not have enough time to finish the roof on the Olympic pool.
It will be 104' approx in August at midday. The water will be too warm for fast times and the glare of the sun will make filming for TV difficult.
Apparently, they are looking at moving heats ( apt word for them ) to early morning or late evening, after the finals !
What effect will this have on results, especially for swimmers who are doing multiple events ( like Phelps ) ?
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Originally posted by Shaky
I do this for a living, and I can tell you that if there's direct sunlight on that pool it will look like ass.
If finals are in the evening, there shoudn't be a huge contrast problem, though, should there?
I remember both the 1984 LA and 1992 Barcelona games were in outdoor pools and I don't remember any problems with the TV picture.
Originally posted by Shaky
I do this for a living, and I can tell you that if there's direct sunlight on that pool it will look like ass.
If finals are in the evening, there shoudn't be a huge contrast problem, though, should there?
I remember both the 1984 LA and 1992 Barcelona games were in outdoor pools and I don't remember any problems with the TV picture.
