Seine River

Triathlete Who Swam In Seine River ‘Felt And Saw Things She Didn’t Want To Think About’
Instagram/jolien_vermeylen

Triathlete Who Swam In Seine River ‘Felt And Saw Things She Didn’t Want To Think About’

Belgian triathlete Jolien Vermeylen has shared her unsettling experience swimming in the River Seine during the Paris 2024 Olympics. Despite France’s £1.18 billion cleanup efforts, Vermeylen described the river’s water as far from clean, noting that it “doesn’t taste like Coca-Cola or Sprite.” She recounted feeling and seeing disturbing things while swimming under a bridge,

Triathlete Who Swam In Seine River ‘Felt And Saw Things She Didn’t Want To Think About’ Read More »

Olympic Triathlete Vomits After Swimming In The Poop Filled Seine River
X/TwDead95

Olympic Triathlete Vomits After Swimming In The Poop Filled Seine River

Canadian triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk vomited shortly after finishing the men’s triathlon in the River Seine at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Despite the French government’s €1.4 billion effort to clean the river, high pollution levels had initially delayed the event. Concerns about water safety lingered even after the triathlon proceeded, with Mislawchuk’s incident fueling speculation about

Olympic Triathlete Vomits After Swimming In The Poop Filled Seine River Read More »

Paris Wasted $1.5 Billion To Remove Poop From The Seine River, Events Being Postponed Due Feces In Water
Shutterstock

Paris Wasted $1.5 Billion To Remove Poop From The Seine River, Events Being Postponed Due Feces In Water

France’s $1.5 billion effort to clean up the Seine River for the 2024 Paris Olympics has faced significant challenges, leading to the postponement of the men’s triathlon due to high levels of fecal bacteria in the water. The Seine, which has been too polluted for swimming for over 120 years, was deemed unsafe after heavy

Paris Wasted $1.5 Billion To Remove Poop From The Seine River, Events Being Postponed Due Feces In Water Read More »