The level of faecal bacteria in the Seine was above the World Aquatics standards of 400 colony-forming units of enterococci per 100 millilitres. The women’s marathon swim competition is set for Thursday, while the men are scheduled to race Friday.
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Tons of people saw this coming and warned about it, but the opinion of rich and powerful people is the ultimate law.