Torrential downpours in Paris didn’t just soak the Olympic opening ceremony—they swept enough sewage into the river to cancel triathlon training swims and threaten the main event.
A weekend of torrential rain that swept millions of gallons of sewage into the Seine could forceorganizers to cancel the swim leg of the triathlon—and puncture a long-held dream for the city’s mayor.
For the athletes, and spectators with tickets for the triathlon, that would be a disappointment. For city officials including Mayor Anne Hidalgo, it would come as a more painful blow., the Seine was more than just a cutesy backdrop. The swimming races took place in the river itself, and there was even an underwater race ., the swimming events had their own dedicated venue, the Piscine des Tourelles.
On July 17, a week before the Olympics began, Hidalgo and about 100 city officials took a public dip in the Seine—the first legal dip in a century—to show that the river was now safe for swimmers. The swim was postponed twice because of bacteria levels, however, and subsequent tests showed the water that day had not met safety standards.
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