Paris Houseboats Pump Sewage Onshore To Help Olympic Swimmers

The river Seine is to host open water and triathlon swimmers during the Games (Credit: AFP)

As Paris races to clean up the River Seine for the Olympics, houseboat owner Stephane Bachot is one of around 230 river dwellers to have hooked up his kitchen and bathroom to the city sewers.

The French capital is investing massively to ensure open water swimmers and triathlon athletes can swim safely in the river during the Summer Games from July 26 to August 11.