Another day, another sick Olympian who spent time in the Seine River.
The Seine River was in the spotlight before the Olympics — and the issues have been as bad as feared.
There were postponements for the triathlon races held last week and practice sessions have been delayed for the marathon swimming event this week with officials constantly testing the amount of bacteria in the water.has been battling E. ColiThe team has yet to confirm the specifics of the illness that has hospitalized her and forced the Belgians to withdraw from the team triathlon competition.added that they hoped “to learn lessons for future triathlon competitions.
“I’m just a kid from Winnipeg, well, specifically Oak Bluff, where it’s –50 in the winter, and I’m here at the Summer Olympics.” “I drank a lot of water, so we’ll know tomorrow if I’m sick or not,” Vermeylen said,Swimming in the famed river had previously been banned since 1923 due to poor water quality and potential health hazards.
Although the French government spent $1.5 billion on the project to clean the river, it seemed to have little effect.
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