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Meanwhile: > Paris officials say they have taken several measures to ensure swimmers can safely enjoy the long-anticipated reopening, including daily water pol

by layer8 1y ago

Meanwhile: > Paris officials say they have taken several measures to ensure swimmers can safely enjoy the long-anticipated reopening, including daily water pollution testing and implementing a swim test for bathers. The water quality is "exceptional", said Marc Guillaume, the prefect for the Ile-de-France region that includes Paris. "We are monitoring two bacteria, E. coli and enterococci, and for one we are ten times below the thresholds and for the other more than 25 times below," he said.

_zoltan_ 1y ago
let him swim in it. that's the real test. if the official claims it's exceptional then surely it's not a problem for him.
- padenot 1y ago
  He did last year, alongside mayor Hidalgo and others, such as Tony Estanguet, who is a former athlete and was overseeing the olympics and the minister for sports. Article in French: https://www.franceinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/paris-2024/baignade-d-anne-hidalgo-dans-la-seine-pourquoi-plonger-ou-non-avant-les-jo-de-paris-est-devenu-un-enjeu-politique_6667758.html https://www.franceinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/paris-2024/bai...
  - ameliaquining 1y ago
    Amusingly, President Macron also said that he was going to swim in it to prove it was safe, but ultimately didn't. According to Wikipedia, "the primary reason cited was the concurrent French general election, but reports also circulated that protestors had planned a mass defecation event to coincide with the swim."