“Starting next year, swimming in the Seine will become a must-do in the Parisian summer,” wrote the mayor. The State and other public administrations have invested US$1.56 billion since 2016 to clean up the river.
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgoreturned to swim in it Sign This Tuesday morning, on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games just a few days away from the first paratriathlon events, scheduled for Sunday.
In a video uploaded to his account Instagram This Tuesday, the official is seen taking a bath low the sunny sky of the French capital and accompanied by dozens of people who also got into the water.
“Starting next year, bathing in the Seine will become a Unmissable in Parisian summer“, wrote Gentleman In a message accompanying his video, reiterating his promise to make the river suitable for public bathing from 2025.
The cleaning of the Seine was one of the pillars of the candidacy from Paris and one of the main “Olympic legacies” proclaimed by the organizers. Anne Hidalgo had already bathed for the first time in the Seine on July 17, nine days before the start of the Olympic Games, thus fulfilling the tradition and promise performed before the world’s press, more than One hundred years later that is forbade bathing in that river.
In total, the State and others public administrations have invested US$1.560 million since 2016 for the cleaning of the river and thus make it possible to bathe in the Seine and the Marne, its main tributary.
On July 30, the men’s triathlon event had to be postponed one day for “health reasons“, due to high levels of pollution of water, especially caused by heavy rains. Paralympic athletes will launch themselves into the Seine for the paratriathlon swim event on the days 1 and 2 of September.
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The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from August 28th to the September 8th in the capital of France and will celebrate the multidisciplinary event for people with disabilities. They will participate 70 athletes Argentines that will compete in 14 disciplines different, thus forming the second largest representation in the history of the country.
There will be a total of 11 days of competitions and they will be held 22 sports in 18 different locations, the Opening Ceremony will be held in the Concordance Square and the Champs Elysees. The artistic director, Thomas Jollycommented that it will be a “magnificent source of inspiration”.
Source: Ambito
