Here Are Some Olympians Who Have Probably Eaten Poop

Here Are Some Olympians Who Have Probably Eaten Poop

According to various reports, the water at multiple Olympic venues is pretty much full of shit. Unfortunately for three different rowers, they have now probably eaten that shit.

Image: Screenshot from Matilda

On Saturday, Serbian rowers Milos Vasic and Nenad Bedik capsized after battling what The Guardian described as “vicious crosswinds” and choppy water.

Here they are:

Here Are Some Olympians Who Have Probably Eaten Poop
Image: AP

Image: AP

And here they are again (one of them appears to have disappeared under the water):

Here Are Some Olympians Who Have Probably Eaten Poop
Image: AP

Image: AP

They weren’t the only ones, however. Today, Kazakh rower Vladislav Yakovlev capsized in what Olympic officials say may well be the fastest capsize in Olympic history.

Here Are Some Olympians Who Have Probably Eaten Poop
Image: AP

Image: AP

He did not appear to be having a good time:

Here Are Some Olympians Who Have Probably Eaten Poop
Image: AP

Image: AP

Really, though:

Here Are Some Olympians Who Have Probably Eaten Poop

The Olympic rowing events are held at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, which was found to have “levels of human adenovirus that are linked to heavy human sewage pollution” during a 2015 Associated Press investigation. While the levels are apparently lower now, they’re still not great.

But according to Matt Smith, the executive director of the International Rowing Federation, everything is totally, completely, 100 per cent fine.

“It is nearly drinking water,” Smith told the Guardian after Vasic and Bedik capsized. “It’s swimming quality. It’s really good. Some might say there are viruses there, but it’s amazingly good right now.” Donald J. Trump, is that you?


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