Seine still failing water tests two months from Paris Olympics

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Water tests in the Seine in Paris show the river is still too dirty to swim in, two months before the start of the Paris Olympics when it is set to be used by athletes, data from a charity showed Wednesday.

French authorities have been in a race against time to clean up the Seine, which is set to host the swimming leg of the triathlon at the end of July as well as the open-water swimming in August.

Water charity Surfrider has been conducting regular tests to measure levels of two crucial bacteria which indicate the presence of faecal matter.

Its latest results showed levels of E. Coli and enterococci higher than authorised levels set by sports federations and European bathing standards.

https://sports.yahoo.com/seine-still-failing-water-tests-191117973.html

Well ain't that the shits.

[2naSalit]

1. Whatever possessed them to...

Think using the Seine was a good idea in the first place?

[underpants]

2. Camera angles?

The 96 Atlanta Olympics had a man made kayak course near the Tennessee line 100 miles away.

It’s very cool. We stopped there on a drive through what I think are the Smoky Mountains. It was dry at that point.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toccoa/Ocoee_River

[2naSalit]

3. I remember that...

Never been there but I heard a lot about it at the time.

[elleng]

5. Seems not.

Might have chosen The Marne
The Marne (French pronunciation: [maʁn]) is a river in France, an eastern tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is 514 kilometres (319 mi) long.

[BlueSpot]

6. How in the world do you pronounce an upside down R?

[elleng]

7. Je ne sais pas!!!

[elleng]

4. ;-(