The Seine has been a central feature of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, beginning with the memorable opening ceremony. Now, however, it's making headlines again, but for less celebratory reasons.
On Tuesday, an Olympic swimming test has been canceled after larger concerns over the Seine river's water quality. The test run is meant to grant Olympic swimmers the ability to learn the marathon swimming course but the exercise was canceled by World Aquatics, the international body recognized by the International Olympic Committee, The Associated Press reported. Fluctuating bacteria levels in the polluted Seine have "showed levels exceeding the maximum acceptable World Aquatics thresholds," according to World Aquatics.
