The Olympics president said the swimming section of the triathlon could be nixed if officials cannot reduce pollution levels in the filthy waterway.
    • BestBouclettesEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      I don’t recall people swimming in the Thames for the Olympics, right?

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        6·
        6 months ago

        They didn’t because it was too polluted. They had to build special facilities, which made sense for swimming, but was nonsense for rowing.