Paris cancels test event for Olympic swimming on Seine due to water quality

Open-water event pulled to ‘safeguard swimmers’ health’Organisers insist new infrastructure will be delivered

Heavy rain in Paris has led to the cancellation of a swimming event on the River Seine that was to be a test for the Olympic Games next year, but organisers insist the waterway will be better prepared in 2024.

The Open Water Swimming World Cup event was aborted because “the water quality in the Seine has remained below acceptable standards for safeguarding swimmers’ health”, the French Swimming Federation said on Sunday in a statement.

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