PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared the water in Paris safe for swimming following days of concerns about elevated bacteria levels ...
After swimming two laps in the Seine, a 1.5-kilometre (1-mile) course, the athletes emerged from the water and ran up a set of stairs to jump on their bikes for a ride through the streets of Paris ...
It's also possible that the river can bring other nasties with it, such as oil, pesticides, and heavy metals. Bloomberg reports that ongoing swimming in a significant waterway like the Seine is ...
It should be a stunning set piece of Paris 2024 - triathletes competing in the River Seine, bringing swimming back to the centre of this city. But concerns about water quality mean the first event ...
"The triathletes were in the Seine for about 20 minutes ... promising the river would be clean for residents to swim in by next summer. However, water quality issues proved a headache during ...
Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III Bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics this past summer. (Michel Euler/AP ...
Read full article: Study named Texas among most ‘grinchiest’ states in US for Christmas With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers ...
Paris' deputy mayor, Pierre Rabadan, called for people to wait for “all the facts before rushing to conclusions" regarding a Belgian athlete becoming ill after swimming in the Seine river.
Swimming is set to return to the Seine at ... could be cancelled if heavy rain affects water quality in the River Seine, says Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet. Recent testing by charity ...
Belgian triathlete Claire Michel has been diagnosed with an intestinal infectious disease after competing last week at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, particularly swimming in the Seine River ...