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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josh Marcus

Olympic swimmers are guzzling cans of Coke to protect from bacteria in the Seine

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Olympic swimmers, some of the healthiest people on the planet, are turning to an unlikely, unscientific solution to ward off getting sick from competing in the polluted waters of the Seine in Paris: drinking cans of Coke.

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