Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of the city that will host the thirty-third modern Olympic Games, has announced that she will bathe in the River Seine during the week of 15 July in an attempt to silence rumours of pollution in the river that could lead to the cancellation of Olympic events.

finally bathe during the week of 15 July.The Seine will be the venue for the Paris 2024 10km open water swimming

and triathlon swimming events at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, provided that pollution in the river

Swimming in the Seine has been illegal since 1923, just one year before the second Olympic Games were

across France, remains contaminated and potentially dangerous in the Paris area, where the Olympic swimming

various methods, including the construction of a huge storage basin (the equivalent of 20 Olympic-sized swimming

The Olympic torch has returned to metropolitan France after an emotionally charged Ocean Relay. To celebrate its return, freediver Alice Modolo symbolically retrieved it from the sea in the harbor of Villefranche-sur-Mer, the birthplace of global freediving.

GETTY IMAGESNotable torchbearers included two-time Olympic swimming gold medallist Alain Bernard, tennis

A new report out Tuesday, backed by climate scientists and athletes, warned about the dangers posed by extreme high temperatures at this year's Paris Olympics. The "Rings of Fire" report —a collaboration between non-profit Climate Central, academics at Britain's University of Portsmouth and 11 Olympians— said conditions in Paris could be worse than the last Games in Tokyo in 2021.

parade during the unprecedented opening ceremony being planned for 26 July, as well as the triathlon swimming

and marathon swimming events —pollution permitting.Organisers of Paris 2024 say they have built flexibility

At the weekend's Australian Olympic Trials, Shayna Jack and Meg Harris qualified for Paris 2024, while veterans such as Cate Campbell and Cody Simpson missed out on the Olympic stage.

embraced by her fellow competitor's following the women's 50m freestyle final during the Australian Swimming

The Olympic Torch made a spectacular journey to the four corners of Martinique, known as the "Island of Flowers", revealing all that makes it so attractive, from the summit of the Montagne Pelée volcano to its lush landscapes and beaches.

 Sunday's festivities ended with the lighting of the cauldron at Fort-de-France by Olympic swimming

paradise and the biodiversity that makes Martinique a World Biosphere Reserve, according to Paris 2024.Swimming

Tokyo 2020), and Jacques Sicot, who swam around Martinique in 11 days and holds the French record for swimming

The Hospitality Business School - Lausanne (EHL), widely regarded as one of the best higher education institutions in the world for hospitality management, held a ceremony to celebrate the school's successful fulfilment of 98 out of 100 criteria set by the FISU Healthy Campus programme.

healthy mind in a healthy body", the school offers first-class sports facilities, including a 25-metre swimming

The Chinese anti-doping agency followed the global watchdog’s lead on Friday and called out the American newspaper on Monday, deeming its follow-up reporting of the 23 swimmers’ positive test results from 2020 a “violation of media ethics”.

After a stopover in Guadeloupe, the Maxi Banque Populaire XI set sail for Martinique. On board were a crew of French overseas athletes and Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, with the French skippers Armel Le Cleac'h and Sébastien Josse back at the helm. Swimmer Coralie Balmy, London 2012 bronze medallist, lit the celebration cauldron in Fort-de-France.

Olympic medallist, including two gold medals at Atlanta 1996; Coralie Balmy, four-time European freestyle swimming

Swimmer Carson Foster booked his place at Paris 2024 at the Indianapolis Trials after winning the 400m individual medley ahead of Tokyo 2020 gold and Rio 2016 silver medallist Chase Kalisz.

impressive capacity of up to 32,000 fans per session (twice the size of La Défense Arena, where the swimming

Olympic Team Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium on 16 June 2024 in Indianapolis.

Recently crowned world record holder Gretchen Walsh booked her ticket to the Paris Olympics on Sunday by winning the women's 100m butterfly in an impressive time of 55.31 seconds.

Olympic Team Swimming Trials GETTY IMAGESFormer backstroke world record holder Regan Smith, who finished

With just 40 days to go until the start of the Paris 2024 swimming competitions (27 July to 4 August

The New York Times on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s alleged mishandling of doping cases from China’s swimming

revelations back in April of its awareness of positive test results by 23 athletes from the Chinese swimming

always in the back of my mind," she insisted.Back on the other side of the world, Australia's head swimming

Olympic freestyle gold medallist Matt Richards has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take better care of athletes competing at the Games and their families after his parents fell victim to an online ticketing scam. Richards' mother Amanda has told the BBC that the family had been scammed out of £2,500 pounds (€2,955 euros) by a ticket website that "looked perfectly legitimate”. The swimmer has called out the IOC and its President for not providing competitor’s families with better access to tickets. 

We couldn't afford to buy tickets for everything he's swimming in but we wanted to be there for sort

Their Athletes And Not Just Their Shareholders" - https://t.co/MCV6oGReBj pic.twitter.com/NZ01RrWcTk— Swimming

Seven-time gold medalist, Katie Ledecky won the women’s 400m freestyle Saturday at the 2024 US Olympic swimming

in every moment of the process, the process of getting to the Olympics," Ledecky said, according to Swimming

The World Anti-Doping Agency hit back on Friday at the American newspaper’s report that it had known well before the Tokyo Olympics that swimmers from China had tested positive for clenbuterol, all the way back to 2016 before the Rio Games, calling its coverage “sensationalist and inaccurate”.

followingrevelations back in April that it had been aware of positive test results by 23 athletes from the Chinese swimming

Olympic 100m freestyle champion Emma McKeon will not defend her title in Paris after missing out on qualifying Friday at the Australian Olympic Trials with Mollie O'Callaghan and Shayna Jack securing the two Australian slots at stake. O'Callaghan surged home on day five of the Australian trials in Brisbane in 52.33secs with Jack (52.72) second ahead of a top-class field.

defend 100m freestyle title-Mollie O'Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus set world records-Australian Olympic swimming

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