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Safer Blue Spaces Adds Water Testing After Campylobacter Case

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC · How we work

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Welsh triathlete Andrew Jones was hospitalized after contracting Campylobacter from polluted open-water swimming.
Jones earned a slot in the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii this month.
Triathlon Cymru’s Safer Blue Spaces project now equips triathletes with sampling devices to test Welsh water quality.
He reported fever, rapid heart rate and uncontrollable shaking before rushing to A&E.

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Welsh triathlete Andrew Jones was hospitalized after contracting Campylobacter from polluted open-water swimming.
Jones earned a slot in the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii this month.
Triathlon Cymru’s Safer Blue Spaces project now equips triathletes with sampling devices to test Welsh water quality.
He reported fever, rapid heart rate and uncontrollable shaking before rushing to A&E.