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Paris residents and tourists have been weighing up whether or not they would swim in the Seine River. The discussion comes after days of delays and uncertainty over water quality concerns in the iconic Parisian waterway. On Tuesday, elevated levels of bacteria delayed the men’s race Olympic triathlon however athletes went ahead on Wednesday after organisers announced the latest tests of the Seine showed compliance with quality standards. Despite this discovery, some visitors are not sure they would follow suit and dive into the water. “I don’t know. I’m a bit of someone who thinks water can be…

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