World Jul 17 To showcase its improved cleanliness, Paris mayor dips into the Seine River before Olympic events It’s part of a broader effort to showcase the river’s improved cleanliness ahead of the Summer Games which will kick off July 26 and host open-water swimming competitions. Daily water quality tests in early June indicated unsafe levels of E.
World Jul 16 The Paris Olympics are two weeks away, experts aren’t sure Seine River will be clean by then Triathlon and marathon swimming are scheduled to take place in the Seine, where has been illegal to swim for nearly a century due to pollution levels.
World Jun 14 Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Seine River less than 2 months before Paris Olympics Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes.