Tom Daley says green pool at Rio Olympics 'makes diving easier as we know which way is up'

Tom Daley has said the Olympic diving pool being a mysterious shade of green helps them dive as they "know which way is up".

The Plymouth star, 22, told ITV News he didn't know why the pool was green and joked that maybe "Shrek has been in the pool".

Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow’s took home a bronze medal for their dives on Monday.

The pool turned green yesterday, with many viewers pointing out the vastly different colours of the bright blue swimming pool and the green diving pool.

Daley said: "When you're spinning around diving, outdoor diving can be difficult because the sky is blue and the water's blue, so you don't know which way is up. Now that the water's green it makes it slightly easier to see where you are."

He added: "I've seen way worse, trust me."

Goodfellow said the water had been tested by the pair's doctor and said it was fine to dive in.

The Olympic Games organisers said the pool would change back to being blue, blaming a drop in alkalinity levels for an uninviting green hue during competition on Tuesday.

Games spokesman Mario Andrada said: "The rain affected a bit the changes in the state of the water. It should go back to classic blue colour during the day."

The pair also commented on recent controversy of the press cropping Goodfellow out of pictures in the media coverage of their bronze medal win.

Goodfellow said: "I felt we deserved the medal we got and it was a great team effort."

Daley said: "When you're in the Olympic Games and the bubble you have no idea what's going on back at home."