A new voice has just been invited into the debate, not yet completely closed, on the quality of the waters of the Seine, where the triathlon and open water swimming competitions of the Paris 2024 Games are to be held. It should be to make heard. Brazilian Ana Marcela Cunha (pictured above), reigning Olympic 10km champion, expressed in an interview with theAFP his concerns about the health risks incurred by swimmers. “ This is a concern, she admitted on the sidelines of a competition in Rio de Janeiro. There was no test event last year because of this, but the organizers insist they want the tests to take place there. You need a plan B in case it's not possible to swim. It is not a question of erasing the history of the Seine, we know what the Alexandre-III bridge and the Eiffel Tower represent, but I think that the health of the athletes must come first. The organizers must accept that, perhaps, it will unfortunately be impossible to hold the events where they want them. This is linked to an infrastructure problem: the Seine is not made for swimming. On the day of the competition, there is not much to do. But, afterwards, once you get out of the water, you can get sick two weeks later. At the time of the competition, we don't think about it, but we worry afterwards. » 140 days before the opening of the Paris 2024 Games, the question of the water quality of the Seine still arises. Sampling will resume in June, in weather conditions closer to those of the Games. A investigation recently carried out by USAinformations revealed that health standards for swimming are still far from being achieved.
