Before Macron and Hidalgo, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra's dive into the Seine did not quite go as planned (VIDEO)

The Minister of Sports is the first to do so. keep his promise to swim in the Seine à Paris, ahead of the Olympic Games.

She promised, she did it. And even before the President of the Republic and the Mayor of Paris. The Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra stungé a head into the Seine, & Paris, this Saturday morning, to demonstrate that we could now swim in the river, which was one of the most polluted in the world. of France and Europe, while several competitions of the Paris Olympic Games will take place there in a few weeks.

The minister swam with the Paralympic triathlete, chosen as standard bearer for the French delegation, Alexis Hanquinquant. The Amélie Oudéa-Castéra bath has been renovated. film and posté on social networks to promote the event. In one video in particular, we see the former high-level tennis player diving from a dock, then appearing in the water, with the Eiffel Tower in the image background. 

The images distributed by the media are slightly different from those published on the official Amélie accounts Oudéa-Castéra. BFMTV in particular has posté a video where we see the minister trying to approach the water of the Seine with a wary step, via one of the inclined planes which run along the river, then slide before finishing à half in the water, having fallen in a greenish vase. Far from being dismantled, she nevertheless achieved a breaststroke and a crawl on the back for several meters afterwards.

"Hyper émove", Amélie Oudéa-Castéra assuredé &agrav; BFMTV: "We said we would be ready, and we are !" and was pleased that as a legacy, all Ile-de-France residents, French people and people around the world will be able to enjoy ça".

À With just a few days to go before the opening of the Olympic Games, the holding of the open water swimming events and the triathlon swim is still in question. Announced as the flagship element of these Paris 2024 Games, the promise of holding these events in the Seine has caused a lot of controversy. ink. In question, the quality é of the waters of the Parisian river, subject to the vagaries of the weather and efficiency of the capital's wastewater evacuation network.

Waiting for Macron and Hidalgo

Much work has been carried out. put in place to make the river swimmable, including a retention basin of 50,000 m3 located at the foot of the river. at Austerlitz station. In total, 1.4 billion euros were allocated. injected into the sanitation plan, while the shutdown prohibiting swimming in the river dates from 1923. The Paris town hall and the committee The organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ensures that the events can be held on July 30 and 31 as well as on August 8 and 9. t next. But the eventuality heavy rains or a peak in water pollution are not at risk. has been ruled out and no plan B has yet been implemented. &eac;mentionedé officially.

Before Am'Améa-Castéra 's swim in relatively clear water, the river had sported some trees. in recent days an unprepossessing color, notably à due to heavy rains. Eyes will once again be glued to the river as soon as the scene begins. President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo will dive into the world. their turn, as they promised before the Olympics. Anne Hidalgo has already done so. dû postpone his bath, initially scheduled for June 23, until later cause of legislative elections. A swim on July 17 was a success. mentioned without being confirmed.