As Olympics near, Macron says Seine will be clean enough for him

Champigny-Sur-Marne, France (AFP) April 23, 2024

French president Emmanuel Macron, who has repeatedly promised to take an Olympic swim in the Seine, on Tuesday said the river was on the way to becoming "clean". Macron was responding after Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera unveiled a rainwater treatment plant on the Marne, which flows into the Seine just east of Paris. She declared that ensuring the two rivers are fit for swimming wa