PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after ... their gamble of holding Olympic events in the long-toxic river was paying off. “It’s magic,” said chief ...

France had spent $1.5 billion to clean the river in preparation for this summer's Olympics. The Seine was declared biologically dead in the 1960s, meaning the toxic environments cannot sustain life.

Triathlon competitor Felix Duchampt of Romania splashes water on his face from the river Seine ... in the Seine has been prohibited since 1923 because the water has been too toxic.

PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after ... their gamble of holding Olympic events in the long-toxic river was paying off. “It’s magic,” said chief ...

Paris organizers couldn’t contain their delight that their gamble of holding Olympic events in the long-toxic river was paying off, with the astounding scenes of athletes swimming in the Seine ...

PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared ... their delight that their gamble of holding Olympic events in the long-toxic river was paying off. ...