2019 FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- All sports: Friday, July 12 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
- Pool swimming: Sunday, July 21 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
- The Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, Korea
- Meet site
- Competition Schedule
- FinaTV Live Stream
- Entry Lists
- Results
On day four of the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, FINA sent out a memo warning athletes about illness spreading amongst the competitors.
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It read: “Cases of diarrhoea have been reported during (the) past three days. We take this opportunity to remind all teams of the need to observe good hygiene practices in the prevention of any infectious disease. Regular handwashing, use of bottled water and the early notification of any significant health problems must be encouraged. Please report to the Village Medical Centre if you have any concerns.”
Various reports have claimed that there are numerous swimmers dealing with some sort of ailment.
Two notable names who have withdrawn from event(s) citing illness are Katie Ledecky and Emma McKeon.
Both women dropped out of the 200 freestyle heats (day three) despite being two of the top seeds, and not long afterwards Ledecky dropped out of the 1500 free final after qualifying first out of the prelims.
McKeon was back in the water at day four finals, helping Australia win gold on the mixed medley relay, while Ledecky was reportedly back in the practice pool during day five prelims. Her next opportunity to race will be in the final of the women’s 4×200 free relay during the next session.
Advice for Americans when in Korea (or any asian country):
Use bottled water to brush your teeth
If you eat soup, load it up with salt (helps to kill anything that might be in there).
Vinegar and lemon juice are big helps, too.
That letter pretty much sums up FINA’s incompetence.
Hope they feel better soon 🙏❤
No sh*t, FINA. (Pun intended)
They need to inforce athletes to rinse off in the shower before they enter the warm up pool.
I think that it requires more than a casual rinse. I understand that in Iceland, they make you shower naked and wash thoroughly with soap all over/under before you can put on your swimsuit.
The 2019 World Aquatics Championships, brought to you by Immodium.
FINA’s conduct of these championships is enough to give anyone the sh.*censored*
Probably as effective as the other warnings FINA have released this week…