Athletes are pictured swimming in the Seine River on Aug. 17, 2023 during a women's triathlon test event for this year's Olympic competition Aug. 17-20 in Paris, France. There was a $1.5 billion US investment to improve the water quality.
Despite the complication of recent heavy rain, swimming in the River Seine is still the plan at the Paris Olympics after a $1.5 billion US investment to improve the water quality.Athletes are pictured swimming in the Seine River on Aug. 17, 2023 during a women's triathlon test event for this year's Olympic competition Aug. 17-20 in Paris, France. There was a $1.5 billion US investment to improve the water quality.
Marathon swimmers and triathletes are scheduled to plunge into the cleaned-up waters after the Olympics open July 26. Key to the cleaning up has been digging a huge reservoir next to Austerlitz train station to collect excess rainwater and prevent bacteria-laden waste entering the river. In other Paris Olympics news, from 124 years ago, the IOC awarded France an extra medal Thursday from the 1900 Summer Games and took it from Britain.
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