bamatriguy wrote:
Where did you hear the numbers are coming down? According to that article they are from zero to two times the allowable limit. I am hopeful as well and I think a week might make a difference. There is is something in that article about testing twice before clearance and that it takes 3 days to get results.
The article is either contradictory or poor journalism because it doesn't rationalize the following three statements:
- they will conduct testing 4 times between Friday and up to 3 days before the race. This implies that it takes 3 days to get results.
- the swim can go on as planned if the recreational advisory is lifted "even just hours before the race is scheduled to start" This implies they can test early Sunday morning and make the call.
- "Officials will be checking for visual contamination" Does visual mean with unaided eyesight or a powerful microscope?