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The organizing committee for the Paris Olympics has unveiled backup plans for open-water events if the Seine River is deemed unsuitable for swimming.
Organisers of the Paris Olympics are considering ditching the river Seine for the main swimming event if it is still filthy in a few weeks.
And as for the Seine, well - there's a reason Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and French President Emmanuel Macron keep delaying their promises to swim in it. Given the international attention and colossal investment involved in hosting the Olympics,
A 75-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the Seine River on Thursday, braving the murky waters in central Paris to celebrate the Fourth of July and highlight the French government’s efforts to clean up the river for the Olympic Games.