A promise made by Anne Hidalgo during Paris’ bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, swimming in the Seine is about to become a reality. This was stated by Marc Guillaume, prefect of Paris and Île-de-France, who is leading the bathing plan for the Games, recalling that it is also a commitment by the President of the Republic for the heritage of the Games.
During a progress report, organized on Tuesday at the prefecture, the prefect thus indicated that the water of the Seine will be “above the standards required by the IOC and the COJOP” for the triathlon events. and freestyle swimming which will take place between the Alexandre III bridge and the Alma bridge in the summer of 2024. “We will be ready for the test events in the summer of 2023” assured Marc Guillaume. Reference to the 4th stage of the Open Water Swimming World Cup from August 4 to 6, then to the triathlon and paratriathlon test event organized by Paris 2024 under the Alexandre III bridge from August 17 to 20.
The water tested every day during the events
This is the result of a vast plan launched in 2018 with individuals and communities to put an end to bacteriological pollution of the Seine and for which the State has invested 700 million euros out of a total of 1, 4 billion euros. Daily tests will be carried out during the events which will serve as a reference for the Games. In the event of heavy rain, a delay of one or two days may be decided for the events during the Olympic and Paralympic Games but not this summer for the test events due to their very short duration.
After the Games, in 2025, the legacy that everyone is talking about will result in the opening of three sites for swimming in the Seine or the Marne, then in around twenty municipalities until 2030. Delimitation of zones, days swimming pools determined, everything is far from settled and will be adjusted with the local authorities. “There is a strong expectation of Parisians (to swim)”, says Marc Guillaume. “The question after the Games will no longer be the quality of the water but the compatibility with the other activities on the Seine and the Marne”, he specifies.
2023-07-05 17:25:11
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