It 'represents the demonstration of the efforts made by the city and the state.'
It"represents the demonstration of the efforts made by the city and the state."Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, has swam in the Seine on Wednesday morning in a showcase of how clean the river is for the outdoor swimming events.Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, has swam in the Seine on Wednesday morning in a showcase of how clean the river is for the outdoor swimming events at the 2024 Paris Olympics which opens in just nine days.
"On the eve of the Games, when the Seine will play a key role, this event represents the demonstration of the efforts made by the city and the state to improve the quality of the Seine's waters and the ecological state of the river," Hidalgo's office said in a statement on Tuesday.The 65-year-old mayor's swim was reportedly postponed from last month when river samples were deemed to be too unhealthy for her to swim in.
President Emmanuel Macron, who had promised to join them in a show of unity, was not there for the swim on Wednesday morning. According to findings published by Paris City Hall earlier this month, the last week of June saw four days when the water was clean enough to swim in, according to European standards, but no days when it was clean enough to swim in according to U.S. standards.
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