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Olympic swimmers may have found a possible cure to beating the E. coli-riddled Seine River that has been one of the huge storylines at the 2024 Paris Olympics — a can of Coca-Cola. Several world-class athletes swear that the sugary soda has helped them stave off bacteria and any infection they could get from competing in the open waters. “There’s no harm in drinking a Coke after a race,” New Zealand’s Ainsley Thorpe told the Wall Street Journal after the Women’s Triathlon last week. “If you Google it, it says it can help.” Doctors say there is no medical backing...

Paris organisers’ worst fears have come true after mutiple athletes fell seriously ill after competing in the triathlon. Concerns were raised going into the Olympics over the events taking place in the Seine River and now the reality has hit. Belgium were forced to pull out of the mixed triathlon relay after one of their athletes was hospitalised with an E. coli infection. Claire Michel, 35, has been sick for the past four days, an illness that has now ruled her out of the race entirely. With Belgium unable to replace her in their four-person team, they have been forced...

Belgium pulls out of event, and Switzerland replaces triathlon swimmer Belgium's Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine River fell ill. Claire Michel, who competed in the women's triathlon on Wednesday, "is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition," the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee said in a statement. The mixed relay triathlon is scheduled to take place Monday, with the swim portion of the competition slated for the Seine as well, the AP reports....

Canadian triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk was seen violently throwing up after swimming through the River Seine ...the Canadian - who finished in ninth place - was the only athlete to be seen throwing his guts up, Olympic star vomits on live TV after being forced to swim race in polluted Paris river Updated 15:19 31 Jul 2024 GMT+1 Published 14:31 31 Jul 2024 GMT+1 Olympic star vomits on live TV after being forced to swim race in polluted Paris river Canadian triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk was seen violently throwing up after swimming through the River Seine Joe Yates Joe Yates An Olympian...

The first swimming training session for triathletes in Paris has been cancelled due to levels of water pollution in the Seine. Triathletes were set to take to the river this morning for a familiarisation session but World Triathlon and the organisation responsible for carrying out water quality tests deemed the standard had dipped below acceptable levels. The Seine was declared clean enough for swimming after inspections in July but heavy rain in the French capital over the past 48 hours diminished the quality. However, organisers are hopeful there will be no further delays. A statement from Paris 2024 and World...

The French capital's main waterway will be at the centre of the 2024 games' opening ceremony, and authorities have been working hard to purge it of pollution. After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo finally dipped in the Seine River on Wednesday, nine days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games. Clad in a wetsuit, Hidalgo plunged into the river near the imposing-looking City Hall, her office, and the Notre Dame Cathedral. Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet joined her. They followed in the footsteps of French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, who swam in the Seine on Saturday...

The Paris floods, that saw extreme rainfall swell the river Seine to its highest level in decades, were made almost twice as likely because of the manmade emissions driving global warming, scientists have found. As artworks in the Louvre were moved to safety and Paris's cobbled walkways were submerged, the French president, Francois Hollande, blamed the floods on climate change. Now a preliminary analysis by a group of scientists, including the Dutch weather agency and the University of Oxford, has concluded the risk of the flooding event in Paris was almost doubled - multiplied by a factor of 1.8 -...

A bit of a puzzle with this one: Why is this geology? Hint: look at the key words. I think the colorful fields are canola -- can anyone verify? Click this link for a bigger view. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/city/Registered/ISS004-E-10413.jpg