No roof for Athens olympic pool !

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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 ) ? :mad:
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  • As I understand it there will be no tarp. The original plans called for a fixed roof that was scrapped and replaced with the tarp, due to construction delays. Now due to continued delays there will be no tarp. I just hope there is water! I wonder how the Australians will handle coming from mid-winter training into the 100+ degrees in Athens.
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  • As I understand it there will be no tarp. The original plans called for a fixed roof that was scrapped and replaced with the tarp, due to construction delays. Now due to continued delays there will be no tarp. I just hope there is water! I wonder how the Australians will handle coming from mid-winter training into the 100+ degrees in Athens.
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