Paris mayor dips into the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness before Olympic events
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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)People swim in the Seine river after Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Paris, France. After months of anticipation, Anne Hidalgo swam in the Seine River, fulfilling a promise she made in January nine days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. (AP Photo/David Goldman)People swim in the Seine river after Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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.(Joel Saget, Pool via AP)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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.(Joel Saget, Pool via AP)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, center, swims in the Seine river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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.(Joel Saget, Pool via AP)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo exits the Seine river after a swim, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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.(Joel Saget, Pool via AP)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, center, swims in the Seine river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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.(Joel Saget, Pool via AP)People swim in the Seine river after Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)People swim in the Seine river after Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)People swim in the Seine river after Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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.(Joel Saget, Pool via AP)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo enters the Seine river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Tony Estanguet, resident of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, swim in the Seine river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, center at the top, swims in the Seine river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Paris, France. After months of anticipation, Anne Hidalgo is set to swim in the Seine River later on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise she made in January nine days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Laurine, 3, holds a doll on her father Nicholas' shoulders as she watches Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swimming in the Seine river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Paris, France. After months of anticipation, Anne Hidalgo swam in the Seine River Wednesday, fulfilling a promise she made in January nine days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. (AP Photo/David Goldman)People swim in the Seine river after in Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/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 Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river Wednesday, July 17, 2024 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)