The Paris 2024 plans for a grandiose inauguration on its famed inner-city river have yet to receive the official green light, as town hall officials deemed its water "too dirty" to compete in and postponed an Olympic rehearsal on Monday due to strong flow.

The latest test results from 16 June revealed that the triathlon and open-water swimming events are not

GETTY IMAGESA cleaned-up Seine, available for swimming, was expected to be one of Paris 2024’s lasting

which was to involve some 90 barges to transport teams to the opening parade.In August last year, the swimming

marathon test events were cancelled because the water was too dirty, as were the swimming legs on two

The American swimmer booked his place at Paris 2024 in one of the five events in which he is an Olympic champion after winning the US Olympic trials on Friday. After missing out on the 100m freestyle, he didn't falter in the 50m. He stopped the clock in 21.41, the fourth-best time of the year.

A 27-year-old swimmer with seven Olympic gold medals to his name, he suddenly retired from swimming in

It was something that shook the swimming world, given the prominence he had achieved with his victories

decided to take up all sorts of sports-related activities such as climbing, running and more, but not swimming

The Olympic Torch Relay recharged its batteries in Vichy, an area famous for its water, its thermal baths and its historical heritage. From Le Mayet-de-Montagne to Vichy, more than 100 Torchbearers took it in turns to light up the area's emblematic sites.

In 2017, he won a silver medal in freestyle Para-swimming at the World Championships in Mexico and became

even more famous for his challenges, such as swimming across Lake Titicaca or completing the Santa Fe-Coronda

 He was the first Para-athlete to complete this legendary 57-kilometre race, swimming for almost

Manuel's Tokyo Olympic dream into a nightmare, the US swim star has found "healing" at the US Olympic swimming

the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games made her the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic swimming

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para athletics athlete Amir Khosravani for three years for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code. 

Para Athletics, World Para Ice Hockey, World Para Powerlifting, World Para Shooting and World Para Swimming

Murphy claimed the fastest time globally this year by winning the 200m backstroke at the US Olympic swimming

three consecutive US Olympic trials.This accomplishment marks a historic moment in a nation with a rich swimming

Murphy claimed the fastest time globally this year by winning the 200m backstroke in the US Olympic swimming

In a federal lawsuit, she alleges that USA Swimming, along with other organisations and individuals,

The lawsuit claims Bernal sexually abused Le from around 2008 to 2014.In February 2016, USA Swimming

Bernal is listed on a USA Swimming website of individuals permanently suspended or ineligible for membership

WPTZ PLATTSBURGH-BURLINGTON“USA Swimming is deeply committed to the safety and welfare of all its members

Le experienced panic attacks during high school, believing they were due to swimming stress, unaware

The lawsuit accuses Bernal, USA Swimming, and others of negligence and violating the Trafficking Victims

Born in North America to Spanish and French parents, Rafael Fente Damers qualified for the Olympic Games at the age of 18. During the celebrations, however, he dislocated his shoulder and had to be hospitalised.

He started swimming at the age of 5 in Anchorage, Alaska, where he was a member of the Anchorage YMCA

Team.Although he trains in the Spanish capital (he trains at SEK and has competed for the Royal Spanish Swimming

of the Annecy Dauphins, whose colours he will be wearing this week at the Trials in Chartres, with swimming

will need to take it easy during the celebrations.This year's Olympic Games begin on 26 July, with the swimming

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo acknowledged on Wednesday that the possibility of France's far-right coming to power in elections later this month is causing doubts and concerns as the French capital prepares for the Olympics.

The river is set to host the swimming leg of the triathlon and the open water swimming event, but still

The 27-year-old finished third in the final of the Olympic trials in Indianapolis. Six swimmers finished under 48 seconds. Dressel missed out on second place, which would have qualified him for the Paris Games. However, he will swim in the 4x100m freestyle relay. He also has two more individual events this week.

He finished third in the final of the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana, where six

stepped back, and decided to do various sports-related activities like rock climbing and running, but not swimming

attractions atLucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, which has been converted into a swimming

months ago.Popovici is a master of the distance and is currently the great hope of Romanian and global swimming

American swimming sensation Lydia Jacoby is still grappling with her emotions.

“I haven’t really processed the fact that I won’t be swimming there.

of Seward, Alaska (population: 2,851), made it somewhat difficult for Jacoby to handle her newfound swimming

But I’ll be back and be better.”Indeed, Jacoby plans to continue swimming with her sights set on the

The Olympic Torch Relay continued to Apt and in particular the Riaille lake, before heading to the historical centre of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, nicknamed the Venice of the Comtat Venaissin area, where it visited the Bassin de Bouïgas weir.

and fulfils her potential every day by taking part in gymnastics, her favourite activity, as well as swimming

With a world record in the 100m backstroke, Regan Smith clocked 57.13 at the US Olympic Swimming Trials

Olympic Team Swimming Trials on 19 June 2024.

#SwimTrials24pic.twitter.com/Czt7GmCZgq— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) June 19, 2024In the second semi-final

clocked a personal best of 52.90 to secure her second ticket to Paris.These trials show that world swimming

Afghanistan will send a gender-balanced team of three women and three men to the Paris Olympics in a largely symbolic move, while no Taliban officials will be allowed to attend the Games, the International Olympic Committee said. 

women will compete in athletics and cycling, while their male counterparts will compete in athletics, swimming

The doping scandal that hit the World Anti-Doping agency last April involving 23 Chinese athletes who failed repeated drug tests, as reported by The New York Times, keeps snowballing with the latest announcement by the Asian superpower.

superpower, which is expected to compete against historic rivals United States and Australia in the Olympic swimming

mishandling of the case by WADA has been heavily criticised worldwide, notably in other high-level swimming