Paris Mayor Takes Pre-Olympic Dip to Prove the Seine Is Clean

par This Is Beirut, 17/07 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Anne Hidalgo Olympic swimming paris

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, swam in the murky waters of the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the river is now clean enough for outdoor Olympic swimming events. Wearing goggles and a wet suit, the 65-year-old city leader swam breaststroke before immersing her face and beginning a front crawl, covering around 100 meters (yards) up and ...