The fluctuation of bacteria levels has been a constant concern throughout the Olympic event, which has the French capital as its epicenter due to the swimming portion of the triathlon and the long-distance swimming events, scheduled in the famous river that runs through it. Paris.
This Tuesday a training session was canceled in the program of Olympic Games of Paris 2024 aimed at familiarizing athletes with the swimming course of the long-distance test in open water in the Seine, due to the concern about water quality in the Parisian river.
The fluctuation of bacteria levels has been a constant worry throughout the Olympic event that has the French capital as its epicenter due to the swimming part of the triathlon and the long-distance swimming events, scheduled in the famous river that runs through Paris.
The cancellation of the swimming training scheduled for this Tuesday occurred one day after the swimming test corresponding to the mixed relay triathlon was held in the river that runs through the center of the French capital.
Most strains of E. coli and enterococci They are harmless, and some live in the intestines of healthy people and animals.
However, others are dangerousand even a drink of contaminated water It can cause infections in the urinary tract or intestines. Several factors determine whether a person becomes ill after exposure to this type of water; among them, age and general state of health.
Four triathletes, of the more than 100 who competed in the men’s and women’s individual events last week, They fell ill in the following daysalthough it is not clear whether its symptoms are related to the quality of the Seine’s water.
Enterococcus levels from Monday were available mid-morning on Tuesday, and although they showed a improvement in river water qualityone of the four events still did not meet the standards imposed by the International Swimming Federation, FINA.
According to the guidelines of FINA and the body that manages triathlon worldwide, a “good” water quality may include up to 1,000 colony-forming units of E. coli per 100 milliliters and up to 400 colony-forming units of enterococci per 100 milliliters.
Data published on Tuesday indicates that a sample taken early on Monday in Port du Gros Caillou, which It is located on the course of the long-distance swimming testa little further from the point where the triathletes began the return journey on Monday, showed a level of 436 enterococcus units.
