The The French Sports Minister, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, bathed this Saturday in the waters of the Seinein the heart of Paris, a very symbolic gesture because of the upcoming Olympic Games, which begins on thirteen days.
Oudéa-Castera, equipped with a neoprene suit, He swam for a few minutes in an area marked by buoys at the height of the historic Alexander III Bridge.
The bath took place in the company of Alexis Hanquinquant, Olympic paratriathlon champion and flag bearer of the French delegation at the Paralympic Games.
“It’s incredible, total bliss, it’s great,” The minister declared on RMC radio upon emerging from the water, which was “very nice, at 20 degrees.”
“Promise fulfilled”, expressed, for reference with the aim of all administrations to ensure that the waters of the Seine are suitable for competing in certain Olympic events.
In addition to being symbolic in terms of the safety of the waters of the Seine for swimmersthe bathroom is now a political nod, because the minister preceded the mayor of Paris, the socialist Anne Hidalgowho had promised to bathe in the river, but postponed it until next Wednesday because the water quality had not improved.
Exactly, the Sports Councilor of the Paris City Council, Pierre Rabadan, announced yesterday, Friday, that the water of the Seine They are suitable for bathing during ten of the last twelve days.
“We have no concerns about the possible performance of all tests” planned on the river, the councilor said on public radio RFI.
Rabadan recalled that in May and June there was a lot of rain, which was an unfavorable factor in ensuring that the water was of sufficient quality for bathing, due to the end of the day. “The Seine is not a swimming pool”, but the situation has improved in the last two weeks.
The water of the Seine They should host men’s swimming and women’s triathlon eventsas well as the open water marathon at the Olympic Games and unisex triathlon at the Paralympics.
After a investment of about 1,400 million euros in cleaning the river as it passes through the capitalthe quality of the Seine’s water is one of the main questions before the Olympic Games, which start on July 26, as the abundant rains of the past months have affected its health.
Source: La Verdad
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