Olympic athletes are set to swim in the river during the triathlon later this month and the marathon swimming in August.
The mayor of Paris told French radio on Wednesday that she would swim in the city’s River Seine next week, in a bid to show its suitability for the Olympics despite ongoing cleanliness concerns.Mayor Anne Hidalgo told France Inter radio that she would “dive in next week” and the water would be “depolluted, that’s for sure.”However, despite a $1.5 billion clean-up plan, concerns remain over the river’s suitability for swimming events.
Mayor Hidalgo – one of the main faces behind the organization of the Paris Olympics – had previously said she would swim in the Seine but postponed the dip following the dissolution of the National Assembly by French President Emmanuel Macron.The Seine “was not the priority anymore” amid the snap election campaign, the mayor said. Macron, who also said he would swim in the Seine, has yet to announce a date.
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