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  • 13/07/2024
Amelie Oudea Castera was hoping to show that the river is clean enough for swimming events to take place during the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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00:00This is Amelie Oudea-Carterat, the French sports minister, taking a symbolic dip in
00:07the Seine on Saturday in an attempt to ease concerns about water quality before the start
00:13of the Paris Olympics.
00:15As despite a 1.4 billion euro clean-up plan, concerns remain over the river's suitability
00:22for swimming events.
00:24Late last month into July, unsafe levels of E. coli were found in the river for a third
00:31successive week.

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