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We Swam in Paris's Seine River Ahead of the 2024 Olympics
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0:57Now PlayingWould you swim in the Seine river? The iconic Paris waterway is known for a lot of things, but clean might not be the first thing that comes to mind.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the Seine on Wednesday morning, seeking to show that the river was clean and ready for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games that kick off later this month.
France has earmarked €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) for the river’s clean-up amid lingering concerns that the overflows from the city’s sewage system bring waste waters and their bacteria into the Seine, making it unswimmable. President Emmanuel Macron has committed to a dip in the river at some point.
“We will allow Olympic events to take place, and allow people to swim after, but in cleaning the river we also avoid trashing the ocean,” Hidalgo said after her swim. “We have to adapt our cities to climate change and rivers are part of it.”
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