Fluidion’s testing has found that, on average, E. Coli levels in the Siene between early April and late May were just under 3400 MPN/100mL.
The highest E. Coli levels recorded by Fluidion were 23590 MPN/100mL on May 2 and 13090 MPN/100mL on May 30, according to Angelescu.
But if poor water quality persisted, the triathlon would have to be downgraded to a duathlon with no swimming, the organization confirmed.
Angelescu said that “significant infrastructure projects” by the city of Paris designed to improve water quality will have a “substantial” impact.
Triathlon athletes swim in the Seine river during the men's 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games test event in Paris on August 18, 2023.
Persons:
Pont Alexandre III, –, Jeanne Lehair, Dan Angelescu, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Fluidion, Angelescu, ”, Bertrand Guay, “, Anne Hidalgo, Stephane De Sakutin, Mike Cavendish, ” Cavendish, Probiotic, Cavenish, Phil Dunne, dietitians, Tim Harradine, ” Harradine, Emmanuel Dunand, “ It’s, Cavendish, Harradine, Bea Adeleke
Organizations:
CNN, Palais, Pont, Eiffel, Triathlon, Games, Getty, Surfrider Foundation, “, ”, Paris, British Triathlon, ’, Olympics
Locations:
Seine, Paris, France, French, AFP, Pont Alexandre, Austerlitz, Luxembourg, Oxford, Cambridge, Rio de, Guanabara, Lehair, ”