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Paris mayor swims in the Seine, declares it clean for the Olympics
National Post· 1 day agoIn what French officials hoped to be the conclusion of a years-long nail-biter, Paris Mayor Anne...
‘An aggressive, contact sport.’ Kentuckian to make Olympic debut in open-water swimming.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo Canada Sports· 15 hours agoThe Associated Press reported July 5 that the Paris Olympics organizing committee has alternate...
Paris's Mayor Swam In The City's Main River To Prove It's Clean Enough For The Olympics Just Weeks...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoÎle-de-France region prefect Marc Guillaume also took a dip in the river. AMAURY CORNU/Hans...
Paris Mayor Takes a Dip in the Seine Ahead of the Summer Olympics
Smithsonian Magazine· 10 hours agoIs the Seine River clean enough for swimmers competing in the Summer Olympics? If you ask Anne...
2024 Olympics: USWNT struggles in scorching heat that was 'perfect preparation' for France
Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoTemperatures in Washington D.C., the site of the game, topped...three pre-Olympic days struggling...
Swimming in the Seine has been illegal for a century. What Paris says will be different for the...
CBC.ca· 2 days agoOver eight days in August 1900, dozens of swimmers dove into the muddy waters of the Seine River in ...
River Seine still not safe for swimming on most days due to E. Coli bacteria levels, with Olympics...
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoWeeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris, the River Seine is still not safe for...
Olympic tennis players return to the red clay of Paris' Roland Garros after Wimbledon's grass
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 3 days agoA track’s a track. A wrestling mat’s a mat. And so on. Tennis? That’s a whole other story, with...
France's sports minister takes dip in Seine in boost for Olympics organisers
RFI via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoThe 46-year-old former tennis champion was accompanied by para-triathlete Alexis Hanquinquant, who...
Greece shuts Acropolis and Adriatic Sea hits record-high temperature as extreme heat bakes Europe
The Nation· 2 hours agoThe Acropolis in Greece shut for hours, record-breaking ocean temperatures off Croatia and plans to feed zoo animals popsicles in Italy, southern Europe ...