First the Olympic diving pool in Rio turned green, and that was weird. Then, on Friday, Games officials closed it to decontaminate the water. That was even weirder. Then a German diver said that the ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO – What caused the pools for Rio Olympic water polo, diving and synchronized swimmer to turn a disgusting shade of green? Human error. That was the ...

A diving pool at the Rio Olympics turned green Tuesday when algae entered the water, stunning athletes and spectators. The water in the diving well at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre had been blue on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Rio spokesman blamed a "proliferation of algae" The water in the Rio Olympics diving pool turned from a crystal blue to a murky ...