Masters open water swimming also plagued by bacteria

The water quality issue that affected the World Aquatics Championships open water swimming events at Sentosa earlier in July has also struck the World Aquatics Masters Championships, with the morning and afternoon open water training sessions cancelled on July 25.

- David Lee

World Aquatics sent a message to participants and explained that the decision was made because of "water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds".

The world governing body added that a technical meeting is planned for 4.45pm and that it will "continue monitoring water quality" and provide more information, before the competition starts on July 26 with the women's 3km race in the waters off Palawan Beach. The men's 3km event is scheduled for a day later.

The July 26-Aug 22 World Aquatics Masters Championships is expected to feature about 6,000 athletes from around 100 countries and territories aged 25 and above, competing in swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming and open water swimming.