The promise was they would swim in the Seine.
So far this year, no Olympian has been able to do so.
After the heavy rains on the weekend, swimming officials at the Paris Games have canceled both familiarization swims for triathletes eager to try out the river before the men’s and women’s individual events set for this week.
Each time, poor water quality levels were blamed.
“We are confident we will be able to hold the competition tomorrow,” Etienne Thobois, the chief executive of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, said at a news conference on Monday.
Persons:
” Etienne Thobois, “, Anne Hidalgo
Organizations:
Paris Games
Locations:
Seine, Paris, ”