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Al Arabiya
7 days ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Open water program at swimming world championships gets started after two delays
Open water competition at the World Swimming Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of water-quality problems at Sentosa, the island area on the coast. Florian Wellbrock of Germany won the men's 10-kilometer race in 1 hour 59 minutes and 55.50 seconds. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy was almost four seconds behind in second place and Kyle Lee of Australia was third in 2:00.10.30. The women's race was set for later in the afternoon after being postponed twice. Wellbrock took gold in the Tokyo Olympics in the 10-kilometer race and was the bronze medalist there at 1500 meters in the pool. This is his eighth gold in world championship events. The open water swimming program had been initially scheduled to open on Tuesday. Event organizers said water-quality samples taken on Tuesday afternoon showed a significant improvement with levels of E. coli falling between the ranges of good and excellent in regulations set by the governing body World Aquatics. The Mayo Clinic says that E. coli bacteria normally live in the intestines of healthy people and animals. Most types of E. coli are harmless or cause relatively brief diarrhea. It said a few strains can cause severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea, and vomiting. Exposure is often from contaminated water that may contain human and animal waste. The open water events in the Seine River in last year's Paris Olympics were a constant cause of concern. The Tokyo Olympics also had problems in 2021 because of warm water in a shallow bay and related pollution issues. Water pollution was a major problem in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics where pollution levels were often high on Copacabana Beach, the venue for distance swimming, and in Guanabara Bay, the venue for sailing. Other open water races in Singapore are set for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Water polo competition at the worlds is underway at an indoor venue. The main event of the championships is eight days of swimming competition in the pool, which opens on July 27.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Open water program at swimming world championships gets started after two delays
SINGAPORE (AP) — Open water competition at the World Swimming Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of water-quality problems at Sentosa, the island area on the coast. Florian Wellbrock of Germany won the men's 10-kilometer race in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 55.50 seconds. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy was almost four seconds behind in second place and Kyle Lee of Australia was third in 2:00.10.30. Advertisement The women's race was set for later in the afternoon after being postponed twice. Wellbrock took gold in the Tokyo Olympics in the 10-kilometer race and was the bronze medalist there at 1,500 meters in the pool. This is his eighth gold in world championship events. The open water swimming program had been initially scheduled to open on Tuesday. Event organizers said water-quality samples taken on Tuesday afternoon showed 'a significant improvement with levels of E. coli falling between the ranges of good and excellent' in regulations set by the governing body World Aquatics. The Mayo Clinic says that 'E. coli bacteria normally live in the intestines of healthy people and animals. Most types of E. coli are harmless or cause relatively brief diarrhea.' Advertisement It said a few strains can cause 'severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting.' Exposure is often from contaminated water that may contain human and animal waste. The open water events in the Seine River in last year's Paris Olympics were a constant cause of concern. The Tokyo Olympics also had problems in 2021 because of warm water in a shallow bay, and related pollution issues. Water pollution was a major problem in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where pollution levels were often high on Copacabana Beach, the venue for distance swimming, and in Guanabara Bay, the venue for sailing. Other open water races in Singapore are set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Advertisement Water polo competition at the worlds is underway at an indoor venue. The main event of the championships is eight days of swimming competition in the pool, which opens on July 27. ___ AP sports: The Associated Press
Associated Press
7 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Open water program at swimming world championships gets started after two delays
SINGAPORE (AP) — Open water competition at the World Swimming Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of water-quality problems at Sentosa, the island area on the coast. Florian Wellbrock of Germany won the men's 10-kilometer race in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 55.50 seconds. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy was almost four seconds behind in second place and Kyle Lee of Australia was third in 2:00.10.30. The women's race was set for later in the afternoon after being postponed twice. Wellbrock took gold in the Tokyo Olympics in the 10-kilometer race and was the bronze medalist there at 1,500 meters in the pool. This is his eighth gold in world championship events. The open water swimming program had been initially scheduled to open on Tuesday. Event organizers said water-quality samples taken on Tuesday afternoon showed 'a significant improvement with levels of E. coli falling between the ranges of good and excellent' in regulations set by the governing body World Aquatics. The Mayo Clinic says that 'E. coli bacteria normally live in the intestines of healthy people and animals. Most types of E. coli are harmless or cause relatively brief diarrhea.' It said a few strains can cause 'severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting.' Exposure is often from contaminated water that may contain human and animal waste. The open water events in the Seine River in last year's Paris Olympics were a constant cause of concern. The Tokyo Olympics also had problems in 2021 because of warm water in a shallow bay, and related pollution issues. Water pollution was a major problem in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where pollution levels were often high on Copacabana Beach, the venue for distance swimming, and in Guanabara Bay, the venue for sailing. Other open water races in Singapore are set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Water polo competition at the worlds is underway at an indoor venue. The main event of the championships is eight days of swimming competition in the pool, which opens on July 27. ___ AP sports:
Washington Post
7 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Postponed World Championships open water swimming events set to go ahead after water quality review
SINGAPORE — Open water swimming at the World Championships is set to start a day late following two delays in Singapore because of 'water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds.' World Aquatics and locals organizers issued a statement Wednesday saying the women's and men's 10-kilometer events would start in the afternoon. Organizers said analysis of water quality samples collected late Tuesday met standards for the competition to begin.
Al Arabiya
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
World championships open water swimming events postponed again because of poor water quality
Open water swimming at the World Championships in Singapore has been postponed again because of water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds, the governing body World Aquatics said in a statement Tuesday. World Aquatics and organizers said that while water quality results have improved, the women's and men's 10-kilometer events scheduled for Wednesday morning have now been pushed back to the afternoon. The women's 10-kilometer event, which was to have opened the program Tuesday, had already been postponed to Wednesday to be held the same day as the men's 10-kilometer event. World Aquatics said both events will only take place if acceptable test results are returned Wednesday morning from samples collected on Tuesday afternoon. Other open water events are scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Open water swimming was an issue in last year's Olympics in Paris with concerns about water quality in the Seine River. It was also an issue at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Water polo competition at the worlds is underway at an indoor venue. The main even of the championships is eight days of swimming competition in the pool, which opens on July 27.
