Seine river is ready for Olympic swimming trials

Paris, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) The prefect of the Paris Region, Marc Guillaume, insisted on Monday that the quality of the Seine waters will allow holding the triathlon, paratriathlon and marathon events during the Paris-2024 Olympic Games.

July 15, 2024
10:14

For 15 days, we have seen that we are within the standards, we are ready, the capital authority told France Bleu, just 11 days before the inauguration of the great feast of world sport.

Pollution in the Seine due to the dangerous bacteria Escherichia coli and Enterococcus had generated concerns for months, fueled by heavy rains in May and June.

According to Guillaume, he will accompany Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, and the president of the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, Tony Estanguet, for a dive on Wednesday in the Seine river, which will host the triathlon swimming race (July 30 and 31 and August 5) and open water event (August 8 and 9).

A swim that will be insuring, the prefect pointed out.

On Saturday, the French Minister of Sport, Amélie Oudéa-Castera, and paratriathlete Alexis Hanquinquant dived into the Seine to convey confidence ahead of the Olympic Games. jg/jav/mem/wmr