The likelihood of getting sick after swimming in the Seine is about as murky as its waters. Olympic organizers insist the river is perfectly safe—at least when it passes their water quality ...

If marathon swimming and triathlons are held in the Seine, Olympians' only choice could be to swim in the iconic (but dirty) ...

Simply put: Nope, no chance I’d jump in the dirty Seine River. Paris Olympians may not ... competitive swimmer and lifeguard, I learned the gross truths about what’s really in a pool.

Belgian triathlete Jolien Vermeylen has shared her thoughts on swimming in the Seine River and it turns out it was as gross as we all expected. The Olympic triathlon went ahead in the Seine River ...

Since 1923, swimming in the Seine River has not been allowed ... but it is hard to imagine athletes not feeling gross jumping into the river for the events. Hours before the event, it was still ...

The men’s Olympic triathlon planned for Tuesday has been postponed over concerns about water quality in Paris’ Seine River, where the swimming portion of the race was supposed to take place.

PARIS − The Belgian triathlon team pulled out of Monday's planned mixed relay event in the Seine river because one of its athletes, Claire Michel, got sick, according to the country's national ...

Another day, another sick Olympian who spent time in the Seine River. Triathlete Adrien Briffod of Switzerland suffered a stomach infection following the men’s event that took place on Wednesday.

PARIS — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in? Triathlon and marathon swimming are ...

Paris — The first Olympic swimming event in the Seine river has been postponed as tests of the river water continue. The swimming leg of the men's triathlon was originally scheduled to happen ...

PARIS—Once they had braved the bacteria-laden waters of the Seine last week, Ainsley Thorpe and Nicole van der Kaay met New Zealand’s team doctor at the finish line for some post-triathlon ...