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CNA
5 days ago
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- CNA
World Aquatics Championships: Conditions in 5km race much better compared to Jul 16's 10km starts
Open water swimmers say conditions during the Jul 18 morning 5km race were much better than Jul 16's hotter 10km afternoon starts at Sentosa in the World Aquatics Championships. The event two days ago saw one in six failing to finish. Those who competed in both say temperatures were cooler and waters were calmer. Singapore's 17-year-old Kate Ona finished as the fastest Southeast Asian in the women's event. Nikhil Khattar with more.
AsiaOne
15-07-2025
- Sport
- AsiaOne
'Exceeding acceptable thresholds': World Aquatics event at Sentosa postponed over poor water quality, Singapore News
The World Aquatics Championships women's open water 10km race at Sentosa has been postponed as water quality failed to meet "acceptable thresholds", according to a statement by the organisers on Tuesday (July 15). Initially scheduled to kick off at 8am on Tuesday, the event will now take place on Wednesday at 10.15am, said the organisers in a press release in the early hours of Tuesday. The decision was made in the "utmost interest of athlete safety", after reviews by representatives from World Aquatics, the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee, the World Aquatics Sports Medicine Committee, and the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Technical Committee. "While testing in recent days has consistently shown water quality at the venue to meet World Aquatics' acceptable thresholds, analysis of samples taken on 13 July surpassed these thresholds," said World Aquatics. And the decision to postpone racing was "made in the best interests of athlete health and safety", said the organisers. The organisers said they will continue conducting water tests to determine whether conditions are safe enough to proceed with the remaining events as scheduled. Open water swimming Open water swimming is a sport that involves swimming in an outdoor body of water, such as oceans, lakes and rivers. Unlike swimming in a pool, athletes are exposed to external factors like weather, waves and undercurrents. Additionally, bodies of water have to undergo testing for bacteria and pH levels before being deemed safe to swim in. Last year, the 2024 Paris Olympics were also affected by poor water quality when E. coli levels in the Seine River exceeded safe levels, causing the men's triathlon race to be postponed. Singapore is the host of this year's World Aquatics Championships which began on July 11, and has a 72-strong team of athletes representing the nation across all six sports. Singaporean athletes Chantal Liew and Kate Ona will be competing in the open water 10km race, along with 67 other athletes from around the world. [[nid:696519]]
CNA
14-07-2025
- Sport
- CNA
World Aquatics Championships race at Sentosa postponed as water quality levels exceed 'acceptable thresholds'
SINGAPORE: Organisers announced the postponement of the World Aquatics Championships women's open water 10km race at Sentosa hours before the event was due to begin because of water quality levels exceeding "acceptable thresholds". In a press release in the early hours of Tuesday morning (Jul 15), World Aquatics announced that the decision was made in the "utmost interest of athlete safety". The race, which was planned for 8am on Tuesday, is now scheduled for 10.15am on Wednesday. Singapore Olympian Chantal Liew and youngster Kate Ona had been scheduled to compete in the race. The decision followed a review involving representatives from World Aquatics, the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee, the World Aquatics Sports Medicine Committee, and the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Technical Committee, said World Aquatics. "While testing in recent days has consistently shown water quality at the venue to meet World Aquatics' acceptable thresholds, analysis of samples taken on Jul 13 surpassed these thresholds," said the sport's governing body in a press release. "The decision to postpone racing was made in the best interests of athlete health and safety, which remains World Aquatics and the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee's top priority." World Aquatics said that subsequent water samples and water quality review sessions will continue to take place at the competition venue, during which World Aquatics and the organising committee will determine whether conditions are safe to proceed with the event on a later date. "World Aquatics regrets the inconvenience caused by the postponement and acknowledges the commitment and preparation of all athletes, coaches, and teams," said the press release. Sentosa is the venue for the high diving and open water swimming events at the Championships, which began late last week with water polo group stage matches. While there has been much star power on show at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, some of the water polo matches have seen poor attendance. The Championships feature the six sports of swimming: water polo, diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming and high diving. They will be held until Aug 3.
