Mayor of Paris swims in the Seine to dispel water quality fears

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, thinks that a lasting legacy of Paris 2024 will be the effect on the ecology

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00:00Madame la Mer, please!

00:02Madame la Mer, please!

00:08Come on, guys!

00:14Come on, guys!

00:18Madame la Mer!

00:20Let's go!

00:22Move, move, move!

00:24Hello!

00:28Mer, Mer, Mer!

00:30Of course we will allow the trials of the geysers,

00:33of course we will also allow to swim after the geysers,

00:37it will be a major heritage,

00:39but above all, by cleaning the river,

00:41we contribute to not damaging the oceans

00:44and to make sure that all this water that then goes to the sea

00:49is a much healthier water

00:51and it is also our fight for us, for future generations.

00:57The Olympic village of athletes opens tomorrow,

00:59the first athletes will arrive from tomorrow,

01:01so it is a very important message that this is it,

01:04the Seine is swimmable

01:06and indeed the triathlon and marathon swimming competitions

01:09will be able to take place.

01:11It is also symbolic of the ambition of Paris 2024,

01:13to be both spectacular games,

01:15but also responsible, useful games

01:17that will leave a legacy,

01:19and to swim in the river,

01:21it is a very important symbol I think.