Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine River, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics.
After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics — and the opening ceremony on the river nine days away.
Video below: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo speaks after taking a dip in River SeineOriginally planned for June, Hidalgo’s swim was postponed due to snap parliamentary elections in France. On the initial date, the hashtag ”jechiedanslaSeine” trended on social media as some threatened to protest the Olympics by defecating upstream.That didn't deter Hidalgo, who carefully entered the river Wednesday using a ladder on an artificial pond, set up for the event.
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