Heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday led bacterial levels in the water to climb again, rekindling prior worries that the race may be postponed.
Germany won the gold medal, the United States took second, and the United Kingdom took third. American competitor Morgan Pearson said the water was “quite brown” during the competition.
“We were looking out the window constantly thinking: ‘Oh no, it’s raining again’.” He further confessed that he had some doubts about the incident before it took place.
In order to determine the safety of swimming in the Seine, organizers are collecting water samples from the river every day during the Olympics.
