president of france Emmanuel Macron He has pledged to take a personal swim in the Seine once the ongoing clean-up efforts are completed before the Olympics.
The announcement was made during an official visit to the Olympic Village in Paris. President Macron spoke about the long-term benefits of the Olympics It had an impact on cities, including reducing pollution and creating jobs.
Macron's declaration Ann Hidalgothe current mayor of Paris I promised to jump in before the Olympics started.. She had previously promised the public that the river would be swimmable in some places by 2025, but since her announcement she has yet to brave the waters.
President Macron is the latest of several French leaders to pledge to clean up rivers and go swimming in the sea, and President Macron has kept his promise, taking in the view of the Paris skyline by playing in the water ahead of the Olympics. It will depict the cultural and political symbols of the people. To the Olympics.
Back in 1990, Jacques Chirac I swore when I was mayor of Paris. His goal was to make the Seine clean enough to swim in, and to celebrate his accomplishment by being one of the first to jump into the sea. None of these milestones materialized.
Swimming in the Seine has been notoriously banned since 1923, generally due to heavy water pollution, but that is set to change soon, with Olympic and Paralympic open water swimming and triathlon swimming competitions will be held on the Seine River.
Set on a historical and symbolic river with the city in the background, The event is scheduled to begin on the Pont Alexandre III Pass famous landmarks such as the Musée d'Orsay and the Grand Palais. But first we need to clean the Seine.
last year's Swim test event has been canceled The water was so dirty that samples did not meet European water quality standards, raising questions about the safety of using the Seine as an Olympic venue this summer.
Despite the complex situation, Paris and the Olympic Organizing Committee remain fully committed to the open water swimming competition on the Seine.authorities and public funds The company invested approximately 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in Participating in a project aimed at purifying rivers and improving water quality to a level where you can swim. the only backup plan Instead, competitive events will be postponed for several days.
The Seine and Paris open water swimming events are not the first to make headlines before the Olympics.Both Rio's Tokyo Bay and Guanabara Bay invite protests exceeding the pollution level.
Concerns about Paris' water quality don't seem to be deterring the athletes themselves.a handful Open water swimmers attracting attention,In other words Marc-Antoine Olivier and Gregorio PaltrinieriHe expressed his excitement for participating in the Seine.
President Macron's pledge to swim in the Seine underlined the city and country's determination to make the 2024 Olympics a historic and unique event that draws on the culture of France and the city of Paris.
