An Olympic triathlete shared her disturbing experiences while swimming in the Seine river. The organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics have long advocated for the need to clean up the Seine so that it could be safely used for the games.
A $1.5 billion infrastructure project was part of the plan to restore the river’s water quality to an acceptable level for swimming.
An athlete’s illness after swimming in the river that flows through Paris put a damper on such plans. The triathlon may go on as planned even though there were worries about the water’s high E. coli levels.
In addition to causing a variety of symptoms, such as diarrhea, pneumonia, UTIs, and sepsis, E. coli is often associated with faecal matter.
Even though there is a massive effort to clean up the Seine, triathlete Jolien Vermeylen said she had some scary experiences while swimming.
