Poor water quality sickened up to 400 swimmers at the Mexico National Short Course Championships in Guadalajera, according to Mexican news reports.
Sources and news reports indicate that the problems at the pool, the same one used for the 2011 Pan American Games, began due to a lack of maintenance under the previous sports administration for the Mexican state of Guadalajera, which operates the pool.
Once the new administration took over, they became aware that the water in the pool had taken on a greenish color. Rather than reschedule or relocate the meet, the sports administration hired a company to treat the pool with chemicals. The company allegedly either did not use the correct amount of chemicals, or indicated that enough time had passed for the pool to be usable again, and the meet organizers were unaware that the chlorine levels were too high
Still, it was known before the meet that the water quality was questionable at best, leading some clubs and athletes not to show up.
Mexican news reports indicated that 400 athletes received some sort of medical treatment for skin or lung issues during the course of the meet, which ran from December 12th to December 18th.
Nationals were held in the State of Jalisco. City of Guadalajara. The truth of the matter, the FMN (Mexican Swimming Federation) lacks structure, and this trickles down all the way to LSC’s. I’ve been coaching here since 2010 (having arrived from CA). Protocols, processes, and monitoring are not part of the norm here. Most major events usually include “surprises” as part of the program. I’ve experienced water at 22 degrees celsius, 32 degrees celsius, missing flags, no warm up pool, lack of officials, lack of substance monitoring, last minute changes to programs, bogus time registrations, changes in schedule, you name it. It’s a sad scenario because there’s LOTS of talent, but “accountability” “planning” and “proyection” are take quite lightly.
It was terrible mi nice Feal sick since the first day of her competition and nobody tell us what happen so we cant prevent the intoxication in time
Sooo many comments running through my mind . . . .
WOw…
AyeAyeAye watch out for Montezuma’s revenge by way of bad water and spicy food.
Estado de México and Baja left the meet for the safety of their athletes. Todorov is accusing them of using the swimmers for policial purposes instead of acknowledging the unsafe meet his administration was running. Now swimmers from these states cannot participate at Olimpida Nacional, one of the most important meets in the country. This guy needs to go.
Tough situation
A week ago 2 people died due to chlorine poisoning on a gym pool in my city
The answer of Kiril Todorov , president of Mexican Swimming Federation was: everything is perfect , we continue.. with an air of all mighty queen, nepothism and giving the cold shoulder to the swimmers and trainners who were affected,
There were between 30-50 hospitalazed swimmers for lung and airwave affections. and the account of swimmers in mexican swimming groups is above 600 swimmers affected.
So some trainers decides to confront the president “lord kiril” and anounced that their delegations were quitting the competition , as a way to say we will not tolerate your attitude towards the swimmers “giving them a low quality event with high expesive inscriptions”…
So the answer of the all mighty Lord Kiril Todorov… Read more »
He has been in the news before – https://swimswam.com/mexicos-olympic-committee-suspends-kiril-todorov/