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Video. WATCH: Paris mayor swims in Seine before Olympics

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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and a top Olympic official swam in the Seine River on Wednesday amid water quality concerns ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

After months of anticipation, Hidalgo fulfilled 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 is now nine days away.

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