US EditionCNA Explains: Is It Safe to Swim at Sentosa, After Water Quality Issues at World Aquatics Championships?
SINGAPORE, JUL 16 – Races resumed after water quality improved from poor to acceptable levels with E. coli bacteria falling within World Aquatics thresholds, organizers confirmed before the events began.
- The open water events at the aquatic championships in Singapore experienced two delays due to elevated E. coli bacteria levels in the waters near Sentosa before resuming on July 16.
- The postponements followed water tests showing E. coli contamination in the marine waters, though the contamination source remains unknown and NEA usually uses Enterococcus for marine water quality.
- Event organizers reported water-quality samples on July 15 showed significant improvement, with E. coli levels falling between 'good' and 'excellent' ranges per World Aquatics regulations.
- Germany's Florian Wellbrock secured victory in the men's 10-kilometer open water event, finishing just under two hours, while Australia's Moesha Johnson claimed the women's 10-kilometer title with a time slightly over two hours, all amid continued assurances regarding water safety.
- NEA continues monitoring water quality based on Enterococcus and E. coli, advising the public to avoid waters with high bacterial levels while maintaining that Sentosa beaches remain graded good and safe for water activities.
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eNCAGerman Wellbrock wins world 10km swim after water quality delay
SINGAPORE: Germany’s Florian Wellbrock won the men’s open water 10km at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore today, after the race had been postponed for several hours because of poor water quality. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
·Malaysia
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"As in a washing machine at 40 degrees: In a difficult race in Singapore, the Magdeburger will be world champion for the seventh time. He overcomes the wavy sea, debates about E. coli in the water – and his trauma of Olympia in Paris.
·Munich, Germany
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Despite the difficulties, hot water, doubts about the quality of the water itself with the postponement of the race, a bit like the Paris Games with the water of the Seine, but with a different epilogue
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