Olympic triathlete Tyler Mislawchuck ended up vomiting ‘10 times’ after swimming in the River Seine at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Olympic Canadian triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk may have thrown up “10 times” after swimming in the River Seine — but it wasn’t due to the poor water quality.
Swimming in the Seine, which has largely been banned since 1923, caused a lot of controversy before the Olympics as the water is known to be highly polluted with E.coli bacteria. However, the city of France made it their mission to clean the water with the Mayor of Paris even taking a swim in it ahead of the Olympics.
Heavy rainfall later caused more bacteria in the water, causing the men’s triathlon to be postponed one day over the poor water quality. The statement continued: “Paris 2024 and World Triathlon reiterate that their priority is the health of the athletes. The tests carried out in the Seine today revealed water quality levels that did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held.”
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