Olympics 2024: Paris mayor enters Seine River to prove water is clean enough for outdoor swimming events

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the Seine on Wednesday in an effort to show the river is clean enough for outdoor swimming events ... the polluted Seine in advance of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Read More

Can Paris Really Clean Up the Seine Before the 2024 Olympics?

Making the Seine swimmable was one of the critical pillars of Paris’ winning bid for the 2024 Olympics, as there are plans to hold four events in the river ... the Seine has met swimming ... Read More

Paris 2024: Triathlon swimming could be cancelled because of poor water quality

Rain at Paris 2024 will make Seine events 'difficult ... the risks of pollution. The water will be tested every day during the Olympics to ensure it is safe. Three open-air swimming areas ... Read More

Paris mayor to take a dip in the River Seine days before Olympics

But poor water quality forced the cancellation of three swimming test events last July and August. Pre-Olympics swimming race in River Seine cancelled due to dirty water Paris practices for 2024 ... Read More

Seine River in Paris still too polluted for Olympic events as opening ceremony looms

Despite a massive cleanup effort, Paris' Seine River remains too polluted to host swimming events for ... levels to ensure athletes' safety. But officials say heavy rainfall has scuppered those ... Read More

Olympics-Triathlon-Swimming training cancelled for second day over Seine water quality and current

PARIS (Reuters) -Paris Olympics organisers cancelled the triathlon swimming training session in the Seine ... news conference. "The required flow of the river of one cubic metre per second has ... Read More

Olympics-River Seine locked down ahead of Paris 2024 opening ceremony

PARIS (Reuters ... banks of the river Seine, shutting the area off to anyone without a pass. The Games start on July 26 with an opening ceremony that will see thousands of athletes and performers ... Read More