Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci existed in the river beyond the limits judged safe for athletes.
E. coli levels in the Seine frequently exceeded safe levels according to European standards over the first eight days of June.
"We are confident that we will swim in the Seine this summer," IOC official Christophe Dubi said on Thursday at an online briefing, after hearing an update from city officials and Olympic organisers.The first Olympic event in the cleaned-up Seine is the men's triathlon, including a 1.5-kilometre swim, on the morning of July 30. The women's triathlon is the next day, and a mixed relay event is due to take place on August 5.
The safety of the Seine water for the Olympics has been in doubt since some test events scheduled last August were cancelled, also after unseasonal heavy rains.Swimming in the Seine would have been unthinkable to many in France's capital until only recently. Earlier this week, Paris's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, doubled down on her promise to take a dip in the river before the start of the competition.
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