Preparations for the Paris Olympics are in their final stages and river Seine will play a starring role in the games. National teams will sail down the waterway during the opening ceremony on July 26. Swimming events are also scheduled to take place in the river. But it’s still not clear whether the water quality will be good enough for that.
France’s sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has taken a plunge into the Seine to show that swimming events in the water is safe.
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France Taps Swimmer Manaudou, Discus Thrower Robert-Michon To Bear Olympic Flag | France 24
Host France’s flagbearers at the Paris Games’ opening ceremony on the River Seine will be former Olympic swimming champion Florent Manaudou and discus thrower Melina Robert-Michon, it was reported on Thursday. The July 26 opening ceremony is due to break with Olympic tradition and be held away from the Games’ main stadium and instead on the French capital’s River Seine.
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9-year-old Boy Found At Bottom Of Apartment Swimming Pool Still On Life Support | Atlanta News Now
The boy’s mother, Felicia Adams, said the family does not intend to take the child off life support while his heart is still beating.
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DOCO Corner Makes ‘Generous’ Donation To Ymca’s Swim For Life Program | WALB News 10
This program is meant to provide free swimming lessons to children, help them develop essential water safety skills, and gain confidence in the water.
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Project Swim Works To Help Prevent Drownings Among Children | KSLA News 12
Project Swim works to help prevent drownings among children
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Can Paris Fix Its Poop Problem Before The Olympics? | VOX
Paris’s bold Olympic promise to clean the River Seine.
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Swim On Foundation Encourages Safe Swimming | Show Me St. Louis
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Hawai‘i’s Hidden Treasures: Swim Safely With Our Sharks | KHON2 News
Get ready to celebrate Shark Awareness Day on Sunday, July 14! This special day is all about learning cool and important facts about our underwater friends – sharks!
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2-year-old Boy Found Floating In Swimming Pool Dies At Hospital | KENS 5
The medical examiner had identified him as 2-year-old Amari Jobe.