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Open water program at swimming world championships gets started after delays
Open water competition at the World Aquatics Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of water-quality problems at Sentosa, the island area on the coast.
'One of the hardest courses I've ever swum': Competitors feel Sentosa heat at World Aquatics Championships
SINGAPORE: The water quality off the Sentosa coast has been under the microscope in recent days, but it was factors such as the afternoon heat which proved brutal for competitors in the men's 10km open water race on Wednesday (Jul 16) in the World Aquatics Championships.
World Aquatics Championships: Sentosa open water events to begin after 'significant improvement' in water quality
SINGAPORE: The World Aquatics Championships open water events will proceed on Wednesday (Jul 16) afternoon after water quality results showed "significant improvement".
World Aquatics Championships: Sentosa open water swimming hit by more delays
SINGAPORE: The World Aquatics Championships open water events have been hit by further postponements due to water quality issues remaining unacceptable, said World Aquatics on Tuesday (Jul 15).
Open water swimming at World Aquatics Championships postponed due to poor water quality
Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore has been postponed because of "water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds," the governing body World Aquatics said in a statement.
World Aquatics Championships: E. coli bacteria to blame for postponed Sentosa open water race
SINGAPORE: E. coli bacteria levels that exceeded acceptable standards were to blame for the postponement of the World Aquatics Championships women's open water 10km race at Sentosa, said World Aquatics executive director Brent Nowicki on Tuesday (Jul 15).
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".