Britain’s world championship triathletes cannot train in Irish Sea due to pollution

Triathlete Adam Diver says it will make a ‘massive’ difference to his team’s chances if they can’t train in open water. Photograph: Dave Kneale/The Guardian

British triathletes preparing for next month’s world championships have been forced to abandon open water swim training because of sewage in the sea off the coast of Lancashire.

Adam Diver, along with his teammates Richard Addison and Paul Bamber, will represent Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championship finals in Pontevedra, Spain, on 22-24 September.