While the glory at the modern Olympics tends to be focused on athletes and gymnasts, the triathlon and marathon swim have hit the headlines this year thanks to the million dollar question; is the Seine clean enough to swim in?
And when we say million dollar, that's not even close. The city of Paris, determined to host the open water swim Olympic events in the iconic river, has poured $1.5billion (€1.4billion) into cleaning it up.
