Paris Olympics organizers cancelled the triathlon swimming training session in the Seine river for a second day on Monday, July 29, 24 hours before the men’s race, after heavy rain late last week increased both pollution levels and the speed of the current.

Fifty-five triathletes are scheduled to line up at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30, on a floating pontoon next to the Pont Alexandre III and dive into the Seine, marking the first time athletes have competed in the river at an Olympics since 1900.

A final call on whether Tuesday’s race will go ahead will be made at 4 a.m., based on samples from the river taken 24 hours before, he added.

Organizers have set aside Aug. 2 as a contingency day for the individual races and Aug. 6 for the mixed relay in case water quality levels do not improve in time.

A swimmable Seine is a key legacy Games organizers aim to leave behind for Paris residents.

France has invested some 1.4 billion in new wastewater infrastructure to cut the amounts of sewage flowing into the river, and city authorities have announced plans for three swimming sites to open to the public by June next year.

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