Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river in Paris. After months of anticipation, Anne Hidalgo swam in the Seine Rive, fulfilling a promise she made in January nine days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.
Paris Olympics: Mayor Anne Hidalgo Takes Dip In Seine River Which Hosts Opening Ceremony, Swimming Events - In Pics
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo fulfilled her promise of taking a dip in the river Seine which is set to host a historic Opening Ceremony for the upcoming Summer Games. Just about a week and a half before the Opening Ceremony, Hidalgo's move signals that the effort from the organisers to clean up the river have bore fruit. Apart from the Opening Ceremony, the open air swimming events also take place in the river. Organizers have invested $1.5 billion to prepare the Seine for the Olympics and to ensure Parisians have a cleaner river after the Games.
Anne Hidalgo Photo: AP/Michel Euler
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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo photo: AP/Michel Euler
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo enters the Seine river in Paris.
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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Photo: AP/Michel Euler
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, swim in the Seine river in Paris.
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Photo: AP/Michel Euler
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river in Paris.
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Photo: AP/Michel Euler
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river in Paris.
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Seine River Paris Olympics Photo: AP/Michel Euler
People swim in the Seine river after Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river in Paris.
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Seine River Paris Olympics 2024 Photo: Joel Saget, Pool via AP
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river in Paris. After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise she made months ago to show the river is clean enough to host open-swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics — and the opening ceremony on the river nine days away.
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Olympics 2024 Photo: Joel Saget, Pool via AP
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo exits the Seine river after a swim in Paris.
