The Seine River is a potential Olympics disaster: ‘It’s insane’
Paris is buzzing with excitement ahead of the 2024 Olympics, but the stench of one worry continues. The Seine, a classic stretch of river surrounded by iconic city views, has raised concerns about its safety for Olympic swimmers. The river is due to host a marathon swim on August 8th and 9th and a triathlon […]
Paris mayor swims in Seine River before 2024 Summer Olympics
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has finally made good on a promise to bathe in the long-polluted Seine to prove it is safe ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, which begin next week. Hidalgo insists that Paris’ famous river is safe to swim in for three triathlons and a marathon swim planned to take place in […]
Paris Mayor Swims in Seine River to Prove Safety Ahead of Olympics
PARIS (AP) — After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo bathed in the long-polluted Seine on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show the river is clean enough to host the 2024 Olympic swimming events and the opening ceremony on the same river, scheduled for nine days later. Clad in a wetsuit and goggles, Hidalgo […]
Paris mayor swims in Seine River to prove it’s clean ahead of Olympic Games
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the long-polluted Seine on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show the river is clean enough to host Olympic swimming events. Since 2015, $1.5 billion has been spent to clean up the Seine, building a huge underground reservoir in central Paris, upgrading sewer infrastructure, and upgrading wastewater treatment plants. The […]
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Rehearsal Postponed Due To Seine River Pollution
FRANCE-OLYMPICS-PARIS-2024 A police boat takes part in a technical navigation rehearsal on the River Seine ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, June 17, 2024. (Photo: Julien De Rosa/AFP) (Photo: Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images) Avril Elfi from OANSaturday, June 22, 2024 3:40 PM A city of Paris […]
Paris residents are planning to poop in the Seine en masse tomorrow to protest poor water conditions ahead of Olympics
A group of Paris residents are planning a protest of a scale only seen in France. Plan to implement Ahead of the Summer Olympics, a mass defecation took place in protest against the quality of the Seine’s water. The protests appear to be the result of public dissatisfaction with the progress of a $1.5 billion […]
Seine River Unsafe Levels of E. Coli Two Months Before Olympics
PARIS (AP) — E. coli levels in water from the Seine River have risen to dangerously high levels less than two months before the swimming events at the Paris Olympics, according to test results released Friday. Pollution levels during the first eight days of heavy rain in Paris in June showed bacteria such as E. […]