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After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open swimming ...
Olympic open water swimmers trained in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday after Paris organizers determined it was safe to dive in. A two-hour training session was held on a cool, cloudy ...
The mayor of Paris told French radio on Wednesday that she would swim in the city’s River Seine next week, in a bid to show its suitability for the Olympics despite ongoing cleanliness concerns ...
Other politicians have promised to clean up the Seine. Jacques Chirac, the former French president, made a similar pledge in 1988 when he was Paris mayor, but it was never realized. Hidalgo followed in the footsteps of French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, who swam in the Seine on Saturday wearing a full-body suit.
Swimming in the Seine has been banned for over a century, in large part due to poor water quality. Paris spent 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to prepare the river ahead of the Olympics. In addition to the swimming portion of the triathlon, the marathon swimming event also is expected to be held in the river later in the Games.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the city’s River Seine on Wednesday in a bid to demonstrate the cleanliness of the river for the Olympics.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and President Macron both vowed to swim in the Seine prior to the Games to prove that the extensive clean-up operation worked. A late June date for this swim was postponed; [ 133 ] the primary reason cited was the concurrent French general election but reports also circulated that protestors had planned a mass ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Main airport serving Paris, France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy Airport Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle Aéroport de Roissy Satellite image of the airport IATA: CDG ICAO: LFPG WMO: 07157 Summary Airport type Public Owner Groupe ADP Operator Paris Aéroport Serves Paris ...