"We had been taken aback this morning whilst we noticed that it changed into now no longer as rapid as we wanted," she added.
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The guys 's race were because of begin at 07:00 BST (08:00 neighborhood time) on Tuesday.
While Friday, 2 August stays a back-up date for each the guys and women's races, organisers say the occasion may be contested as a duathlon - simply the biking and jogging legs - as a final resort.
Great Britain's Alex Yee is one of the favourites for gold withinside the guys 's race, even as team-mate Beth Potter is the reigning women's global champion.
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Postponement is 'disrespectful'
Postponing the guys 's triathlon at the morning of the occasion changed into "disrespectful", in line with one competitor.
Belgium's Marten van Riel stated triathletes were dealt with like "puppets in a puppet show".
"If the concern changed into the fitness of the athletes this occasion might had been moved to every other place a long term ago," Van Riel wrote on Instagram.
The prospect of losing the swimming leg from the triathlon has additionally been met with criticism.
"Duathlon isn't anyt any triathlon and converting the day like that withinside the nighttime is disrespectful to the years of education of the athletes and to all our fanatics that had been going to look at stay or on TV," stated Van Riel.
"What an look for triathlon on the largest scene."
British triathlete Vicky Holland, an Olympic bronze medallist in 2016, advised BBC Sport organisers ought to have had an opportunity venue geared up to preserve the swimming.
"A duathlon will be the worst-case scenario," stated Holland.
"That might be a surely disappointing outcome. It is disappointing that there wasn't every other contingency in place, however a back-up venue seems like an apparent option."
Weather forecast is 'encouraging'
British Triathlon overall performance director Mike Cavendish stated the postponement of the guys 's race changed into " truely disappointing" however added: "We apprehend the establishing committee's preference for the occasion to move in advance as a triathlon."
Tests are being completed each day at the water high-satisfactory withinside the Seine, which is likewise because of host the triathlon combined relay on five August, the Olympic marathon swimming on eight and nine August, and the Para-triathlon occasion on the Paralympics, which begin on 28 August.
Organisers stated approximately 1.4bn euros (£1.2bn) were spent on a regeneration assignment to make the Seine secure to swim in after a 100- 12 months ban from doing so.
As currently as June this 12 months , the extent of E coli micro organism changed into 10 instances the suitable degree imposed via way of means of sports activities federations.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo currently swam withinside the river to focus on the smooth -up efforts that have been undertaken and, in advance this month, checks confirmed the river changed into smooth sufficient for swimming.
However, heavy rain in Paris on Friday and Saturday has induced the water high-satisfactory to decline.
Thundery showers are forecast for Wednesday morning, following expected excessive temperatures of as much as 35C on Tuesday.
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Analysis
BBC News Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield
This dirty water story is getting to be an embarrassment for all involved - the Olympics organisers, the city of Paris and the French government.
We were led to believe the Seine would be ready for swimming by the time of the Games, thanks to a massive investment of 1.4bn euros.
Persistently negative test results in the past months were put down to rainy spring weather. That, plus the fact the massive underground holding reservoir near Austerlitz station - a key part of the solution - had yet to come on stream.
But now it is high summer and the Austerlitz reservoir is operating - and still the water is not clean enough.
Worse, it's been revealed that on the day city mayor Anne Hidalgo took her famous dip (17 July) pollution levels were too high for bathing. Her explanation for the swim is that authorisation decisions are based on previous days' results, which were positive.
It all begins to look like a massive exercise in finger-crossing - which is not how major sporting events are supposed to be run.
Which is a shame, because the big picture is that the River Seine is infinitely cleaner than it was 25 years ago. Most of the preparation for swimming has been achieved. The goal of opening the river for public bathing is within sight.
Just perhaps not in time for the Olympics
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