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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
Daniel Whiffen who won Gold and Bronze for Ireland in the pool also entered the 10k open water race in the Seine.
He was meant to be one of Ireland’s flag bearers, but couldn’t do it because he fell ill.
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I wonder if we're going to hear of any lawsuits or IOC payoffs for the athletes that swam in the Seine. They could end up with longterm health problems.
I can't believe they approved long distance swims in that river. Even after wasting 1.5 billion Euros on cleaning up the river, it made little difference. My wife lived in Paris for years and says she never saw anyone swim in the Seine... other than a body (that wasn't doing any swimming).
Absolutely bonehead choice. Surely there was an appropriate venue the organizers could have chosen?