Don't Make Heroes 'Swim Through Sewage:' Swimmer Warns of Olympic Venues' 'Severely Polluted' Waters
Earlier this month, a group of Brazilian scientists detected a drug-resistant super bacteria in the waters off of the Rio de Janeiro beaches where 2016 Olympic swimming events will be held. This finding came on the heels of an investigation by the Associated Press that found "dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria from human sewage" in Olympic and Paralympic venues. As various athletes have withdrawn from the Games over concerns about the Zika virus, a famed distance swimmer is warning athletes headed to Rio to compete in water sports to consider the risks they'll face in the highly polluted waters.
- 7/21/2016
- by Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap
- PEOPLE.com
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