Paris mayor swims Seine to show it’s clean
Toronto Star|July 18, 2024
Improvements follow tests in June that indicated unsafe levels of E. coli
Paris mayor swims Seine to show it’s clean

Clad in a wetsuit and goggles, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam about 100 metres in the Seine River.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip Wednesday in the Seine, fulfilling a promise to show that the long-polluted river was clean enough to host swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics as well as part of the opening ceremony, now only nine days away.

Daily water quality tests indicated unsafe levels of E. coli bacteria in early June, followed by recent improvements.

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