World Championships open water swimming postponed due to poor water quality

Open water swimming at the World Championships in Singapore has been postponed because of “water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds,” the governing body World Aquatics said in a statement.

The women’s 10-kilometre event was to have opened the program on Tuesday but was pushed back to Wednesday. It will be held the same day as the men’s 10-kilometre event.

Other open water events are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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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 World Championships 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.