Olympians swam in the Seine after all. Some prepped with probiotics; others complained about the taste.

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A row of triathletes diving into the Seine from atop a blue platform with signs for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Triathletes dove into the Seine during the women's race on Wednesday.

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Paris' River Seine is so polluted that Olympic athletes weren't allowed to swim in it

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The Eiffel Tower behind the Seine River on July 30, 2024.
World Triathlon said the men's triathlon would move back a day, to July 31, 2024, to give pollution in the Seine a chance to subside.

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Seine River in Paris still too polluted for Olympic events as opening ceremony looms

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Athletes dive and swim in the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games in Paris, Thursday, August 17, 2023.
Athletes in the Seine during a test event for the Olympics in August 2023.

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