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Olympic mystery! Why did the diving pool go green?

Divers competing competing at the Rio games are seeing green before they hit the water.
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Divers competing competing at the Rio games are seeing green before they hit the water.

Apparently, everyone woke up to a green pool today.

Olympic officials don’t have an explanation for what happened. However, they did assure everyone that the water is 100% safe for athletes.

The TODAY Show talked to Olympic officials and this is that they had to say, "This was because of heat and a lack of wind. We did all the chemical tests. The pool will be blue tomorrow (Wednesday)."

Instead, the adjoining pool, the one used for synchronized swimming and water polo, had begun to transition into shades of green, too. The change in hue didn't hamper the men's water polo tournament on Wednesday, however, and competition continued.

Olympic officials continue to investigate, with several athletes taking the unusual color in stride.

Read more here.

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