Source: Paris mayor dips into the Seine to show how clean river is before Olympics | AP News
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip Wednesday in the Seine River, fulfilling a promise to show that the long-polluted waterway was clean enough to host swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics as well as part of the opening ceremony, now only nine days away.
Daily water quality tests in early June indicated unsafe levels of E. coli bacteria, followed by recent improvements.
Clad in a wetsuit and goggles, Hidalgo plunged into the river near the imposing-looking City Hall, her office, and the Notre Dame Cathedral. Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet and the top government official for the Paris region, Marc Guillaume, joined her, along with swimmers from local swimming clubs.
“The Seine is exquisite,” said Hidalgo from the water. After emerging, she continued to rave, “The water is very, very good. A little cool, but not so bad.’’ She also said today was “a dream” and a “testimony that we have achieved a lot of work,” referencing the city’s “swimming plan” that was launched in 2015.
They swam down the river for about 100 meters, switching between crawl and breaststroke.
巴黎市长安妮·伊达尔戈周三在塞纳河畅游，兑现了承诺，表明这条长期受到污染的水道已足够清洁，可以在 2024 年奥运会期间举办游泳比赛以及开幕式的一部分，现在距离开幕式只有 9 天了。 六月初的每日水质检测显示大肠杆菌水平不安全，随后最近有所改善。 伊达尔戈穿着潜水服，戴着护目镜，跳进了雄伟市政厅、她的办公室和巴黎圣母院附近的河里。 2024 年巴黎奥运会主席托尼·埃斯坦格特和巴黎地区最高政府官员马克·纪尧姆以及当地游泳俱乐部的游泳运动员也加入了她的行列。 伊达尔戈在水中说道，“塞纳河很美。”出来后，她继续赞叹道：“水质非常非常好。有点冷，但没那么糟糕。”她还表示，今天是“一个梦想”，“证明我们已经取得了很多工作成果”。她指该市 2015 年启动的“游泳计划”。 他们顺河游了约100米，时而自由泳，时而蛙泳。
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