Ahead of triathletes swimming in the Seine, water quality tests repeatedly found unsafe levels of E.coli and other dangerous bacteria lurking beneath the surface.
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00:00Paris residents and tourists have shared their thoughts on whether or not they would swim
00:04in the Seine River.
00:06Olympic triathletes swam in the Parisian waterway on Wednesday after days of delays and uncertainty
00:11over water quality concerns.
00:13Organisers say the latest tests of the famed river showed compliance with quality standards.
00:19The announcement came after elevated levels of bacteria delayed the men's triathlon race
00:23from Tuesday.
00:24I don't know, I'm a bit of someone who thinks water can be dirty.
00:29I think we swim in here and there can be little things touching your legs, but I don't know.
00:33If they test it and they say it's okay, I will trust the professionals, but I'm not
00:38sure if I would swim in it.
00:41While some visitors are not keen on the idea, others say they would be happy to swim in
00:44the river.
00:45Yeah, I would, because I also swim in, when it's hot, when the weather is hot in Amsterdam,
00:51I also swim in water over there, so yeah, it's good, yeah, I would.
00:57Officials hope that after so many years where swimming in the Seine was unthinkable, Parisians
01:01and visitors alike will start to feel that it's safe to go back in the water when they
01:05see Olympians and Paralympians leading the way.