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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The Seine is so dirty, Olympic athletes can't swim in it

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High levels of E. coli in the Seine River postponed the 2024 Olympics men's triathlon on July 30 after the French government put $1.5 billion into cleaning it.

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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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