Water in the Seine River had unsafe levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it.
Athletes dive and swim in the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Olympics Games in Paris on Aug. 17, 2023.aris — Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday.
The first Olympic event in the cleaned-up Seine is men’s triathlon, including a 1.5-kilometer swim, on the morning of July 30. The women’s triathlon is the next day and a mixed relay event is on Aug. 5. Despite the IOC’s publicly expressed confidence, the final decision on approving the events safe for athletes should rest with the governing bodies of individual sports, World Aquatics and World Triathlon.
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