Olympics: Organizers promise clean Seine River as lasting legacy

Recreational swimmers returning to Paris' iconic but long-polluted Seine River will be a lasting legacy of the 2024 Olympic Games, local organizing committee head Tony Estanguet said Sunday.Olympic delegations will sail along the river in the heart of the French capital as part of Friday's Opening Ceremony before athletes plunge into its waters for the first triathlon event, the men's individual, four days later.In addition to the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons, the river will also be the venue for marathon swimming.While swimming in the Seine has been banned for more than a century, seg…READ FULL ARTICLE