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Even though awful water quality made it illegal to swim in the Seine for more than a century, the Olympics pushed forward to hold all of its events in the historic Parisian “river” as planned. However, the organizers who chose to go on with the four open-water events did so at the expense of athlete […]
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Olympic Swimmers Forced To Dodge Unidentified ‘Brown Things’ With Feces Rampant In Bacteria-Filled Seine

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The River Seine has been at the centre of multiple gastrointestinal infections this summer and has now affected two athletes who took to the waters this week

Two Olympic athletes struck down with infections after swimming in River Seine

HollywoodLife

Olympic swimmers who have been swimming in the Seine River have turned to the official partner of the Games, Coca-Cola, to fend off any infection from bacteria in the water. Top swimmers now swear by the beverage, according to athletes from different teams who spoke with The Wall Street Journal.

Olympic Swimmers Fight Off Bacteria from Seine by Drinking Coca-Cola

Leonie Beck of Germany is already experiencing complications from the women’s open water swim, posting to Instagram that she has already vomited nine times and has also experienced diarrhea. The women’s open water race in Paris took place Thursday. Beck was one of 24 women to dive in the...

Open Water Swimmer Leonie Beck Experiencing GI Symptoms After Women’s 10km In Seine

Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) -Swedish marathon swimmer Victor Johansson has pulled out of the Olympic men's 10km event scheduled for Friday citing concerns about the water quality of the Seine river, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported.

Olympics-Swimming-Swedish swimmer out of Olympic marathon in Seine; organisers insist water is safe

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The safety of the Seine River is under scrutiny after marathon swimmer practice was canceled due to water quality concerns, following illnesses of two Olympic triathletes who swam in the river last week; despite a $1.5 billion cleanup effort, tests showed excess enterococci, raising doubts about holding events in the historically polluted waterway and future public swimming plans.

Seine’s Sickly Splash: Olympic Practice Session Canceled After Swimmers Fall Ill

Fox News

Swedish swimmer Victor Johansson pulled out of the Olympic men's 10km face Friday after getting sick. He is the latest athlete to withdraw from the Olympics over cleanliness concerns.

Olympic swimmer pulls out of race after getting sick due to water quality of Seine River in Paris: report

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German swimmer Leonie Beck became sick after the women’s open water race at the Paris Olympics. The Olympian, who came in ninth, posted a photo to Instagram captioned: “Water quality in the Seine is approved,” along with an emoji check mark. Her symptoms, according to the post, were vomiting and diarrhea. Concerns about the water quality began after Paris organizers announced plans to host open water swimming events in the notoriously polluted River Seine. E. Coli levels in the river led to the cancellation of one of two practice sessions leading up to the 10 kilometer swim. Paris organizers responded to Beck’s announcement in a statement wishing them a “speedy recovery.” “At this stage, we are not aware of any established link between the illness and the Seine’s water quality,” the statement continued.Read it at The Associated PressRead more at The Daily Beast.

Olympic Swimmer Becomes Ill After Open Water Swim in the Seine

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 German swimmer Leonie Beck became ill after competing in the women's open water race at the Paris Olympics, despite assurances that the water in the Seine River was safe.Beck, who finished ninth in the 10-kilomer event, on Saturday posted on Instagram a picture of herself giving a thumbs up but looking ill.“Vomited 9 times yesterday + diarrhea,” she posted, before adding sarcastically, “Water quality in the Seine is approved," accompanied by a check mark.Concerns about the long-polluted Seine, where swimming had been banned for more than a century because of bacteria-laden waters, came to the forefront after Paris organizers...

German open water athlete falls ill after swimming in the Seine River

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 The Seine River has been one of the stars of the Olympics — whether as the scene of the ambitious opening ceremony or as the Games' choice for the triathlon and marathon swimming competitions.The challenges to featuring the famed Paris waterway so prominently were considerable. The work that went into tackling one of the largest — concerns about its water quality — could be the Games' biggest legacy for the river snaking through the French capital and arguably for Paris itself.Authorities vow that their 1.4 billion-euro ($1.5 billion) cleanup efforts will allow a river that was so polluted Parisians...

Cleaning up the Seine: the Olympics boosts a Parisian dream, but it's still far from fully achieved

Sports Illustrated

After concerns about water quality and bacteria levels, Katie Grimes and Mariah Denigan also battled a troublesome tide in the women’s 10k swim in Paris.

Strong Current in Seine River a Tough Challenge for U.S. Open-Water Swimmers

Fortune

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Water quality was acceptable when Olympians swam in Seine River, data shows

PARIS -- Water quality data used by Paris Olympics organizers shows that bacteria levels in the Seine River were within acceptable levels on the days that...

Water quality was acceptable when Olympians swam in Seine River, data shows

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