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‘An aggressive, contact sport.’ Kentuckian to make Olympic debut in open-water swimming.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo Canada Sports· 6 hours agoThe Associated Press reported July 5 that the Paris Olympics organizing committee has alternate...
Paris Mayor Takes a Dip in the Seine Ahead of the Summer Olympics
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 hour agoIs the Seine River clean enough for swimmers competing in the Summer Olympics? If you ask Anne...
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· 22 hours agoÎle-de-France region prefect Marc Guillaume also took a dip in the river. AMAURY...Hidalgo was...
River Seine still not safe for swimming on most days due to E. Coli bacteria levels, with Olympics...
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoWeeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris, the River Seine is still not safe for...
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo takes plunge in Seine, signalling river is ready for Olympic events
RFI via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoThe mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, eventually swam in the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the river...
France's sports minister takes dip in Seine in boost for Olympics organisers
RFI via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoThe 46-year-old former tennis champion was accompanied by para-triathlete Alexis Hanquinquant, who...
2024 Olympics: USWNT struggles in scorching heat that was 'perfect preparation' for France
Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoTemperatures in Washington D....spent their last three pre-Olympic days struggling and sweating...
Olympic tennis players return to the red clay of Paris' Roland Garros after Wimbledon's grass
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 days agoPARIS (AP) — The competition surface doesn’t change for most Olympic sports. A pool’s a pool. A...
4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoPARIS (AP) — Four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel on an inflatable boat...
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo set to swim in Seine ahead of Olympics
France 24 via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoThe Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo will swim in the Seine to show it's clean for the Paris Olympics'...