PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared the water in Paris safe for swimming following days of concerns about elevated bacteria levels ...

The Seine River is supposed to host swimming events for the Paris Olympics this summer. However, less than two months before the games, a local government bulletin released on June 21 reported a ...

It's also possible that the river can bring other nasties with it, such as oil, pesticides, and heavy metals. Bloomberg reports that ongoing swimming in a significant waterway like the Seine is ...

It should be a stunning set piece of Paris 2024 - triathletes competing in the River Seine, bringing swimming back to the centre of this city. But concerns about water quality mean the first event ...

Paris is in the final phase of a historic clean-up which will soon see swimmers and divers back in the River Seine. Banned for a century because of the filthy water, city swimming is set to be one ...

the river outside the office of the chief of the police who patrol the Seine looks inviting and cool. Can you swim in the Seine? I ask Sandrine Berjot, the crisp, no-nonsense police commandant who ...

swimming again in the Seine River after a century. The Open Water World Cup was due to take place in its fourth stage, which was also going to serve as a test for Paris 2024, but poor water ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Parisians will swim in the River Seine by the foot of the Eiffel Tower next year, Paris City Hall has pledged, although the high bacteria levels that delayed Olympic triathlon ...

The BBC joins Paris mayor for swim in cleaned-up Seine Close Parisians joined the city's mayor for a dip in the River Seine, which has been cleaned up in time for the Olympics. It is the first ...

Swimming is set to return to the Seine at ... could be cancelled if heavy rain affects water quality in the River Seine, says Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet. Recent testing by charity ...

Sunday's training session was also canceled after tests carried out in the Seine on Saturday showed water quality did ... The first backup plan is to postpone the swimming portion of the triathlon.