{"id":2321879,"date":"2024-08-09T11:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-swimmer-drops-out-of-his-final-event-after-doctor-advises-him-venue-is-unsafe\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T11:25:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:25:48","slug":"olympic-swimmer-drops-out-of-his-final-event-after-doctor-advises-him-venue-is-unsafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-swimmer-drops-out-of-his-final-event-after-doctor-advises-him-venue-is-unsafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Swimmer Drops Out of His Final Event After Doctor Advises Him Venue Is Unsafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Folympic-swimmer-drops-out-of-his-final-event-after-doctor-advises-him-venue-is-unsafe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2321879&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Olympic swimmer withdrew from the 10-kilometer event in Paris \u200cdue to concerns\u200d about the polluted Seine River, which officials had attempted\u200d to clean ahead of\u2064 the Games. Belgian \u200cswimmer Jolien Vermeylen expressed discomfort after \u2063swimming in the river,\u200d stating she encountered unsettling things in the water. Swedish\u200d swimmer Victor Johansson also decided \u200cto pull out based on \u200dmedical advice, citing the \u2063health risks, as some athletes had already fallen ill from exposure to the river&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swimming-pollution-on-seine-scuppers-open-water-world-cup\/\" title=\"Seine pollution ruins Open Water World Cup swim.\">water\u2062 quality<\/a>. Johansson \u200bhighlighted the risks of prolonged exposure, noting \u200cthat long-distance swimmers could ingest significant amounts of contaminated water. The Swedish Olympic \u200dCommittee supported his decision, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/richard-simmons-dies-just-one-day-after-birthday\/\" title=\"Richard Simmons Dies, Just One Day After Birthday\">emphasizing health<\/a> \u200cas a priority. Other athletes, including Belgium&#8217;s triathlon mixed relay team, have \u2063also opted\u200b out due to\u2062 fears of illness from the water.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>An Olympic swimmer pulled out of Friday&rsquo;s 10-kilometer swim rather than face whatever might be lurking in the Seine river.<\/p>\n<p>French officials sought to clean up the polluted Seine before the Olympics, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/w-h-o-says-most-of-its-pandemic-medical-aid-to-poorer-countries-will-end-up-as-waste\/\" title=\"W.H.O. Says &#039;Most&#039; of Its Pandemic Medical Aid to Poorer Countries Will End Up as Waste\">poor water quality<\/a> has emerged as a theme throughout the Games.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While swimming under the bridge, I felt and saw things that we shouldn&rsquo;t think about too much,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympic-triathlete-enraged-forced-swim-nasty-water-saw-things-shouldnt-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jolien Vermeylen<\/a>, a Belgian swimmer, said on July 31.<\/p>\n<p>Swedish swimmer Victor Johansson said with that as the backdrop, he&rsquo;s not taking the plunge in what would have been his final event on the advice of Swedish medical staff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After we have weighed their recommendation with all the risks that exist, it felt like the best decision is to drop out. Therefore, it has now been decided that I will not swim,&rdquo; Johansson told a Swedish media outlet, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/victor-johansson-of-sweden-will-not-race-mens-10k-in-seine-after-doctors-recommendation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SwimSwam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a lot of information that has been flying around, but what we know for sure is that people have become ill. So even though the levels (intestinal bacteria E-coli) have gone down, it didn&rsquo;t feel good to start,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Johansson said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-of-penn-swimmers-want-ncaa-to-review-rules-on-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Parents Of Penn Swimmers Want NCAA To Review Rules On Transgender Athletes\">swimmers competing<\/a> in the triathlon were impacted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-biden-administration-is-politicizing-the-military\/\" title=\"How the Biden Administration is Politicizing the Military\">water&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s quality.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The triathletes were in the Seine for about 20 minutes, and despite the short time, some got sick,&rdquo; Johansson said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/olympics\/swimming-swedish-swimmer-pulls-out-olympic-marathon-seine-over-health-concerns-2024-08-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Swedish triathlete Tilda Mansson was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympics-judge-gets-sent-home-inappropriate-photo-stirs-major-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sick<\/a> after competing in the Seine last week.<\/p>\n<p>Johansson said that by comparison, triathletes are in the water a much shorter time than long-distance swimmers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to be in the water for two hours,&rdquo; he said<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You swallow anywhere from 0 to 250 milliliters of water per hour, so at worst I would have been able to come up from the Seine with half liter of water,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Swedish Olympic Committee doctor Lykke Tamm supported the decision.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After careful consideration of all the factors surrounding Victor, my recommendation is that he should not swim in the Seine as it stands now,&rdquo; Tamm said, according to SwimSwam.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Health is always most important.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johansson is not the first athlete to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympic-event-cancelled-world-aquatics-discovers-exactly-seine-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skip competing<\/a> due to the quality of the Seine, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/olympic-swimmer-pulls-out-race-after-getting-sick-due-water-quality-river-seine-paris-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium withdrew its triathlon mixed relay team on Monday due to fears that swimming in the Seine would make them all sick.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Although French authorities aimed to improve the river&#8217;s pollution levels ahead of the Olympics, concerns about water quality have been a recurring issue during the Games. Belgian swimmer Jolien Vermeylen expressed her discomfort, stating, &#8220;While swimming under the bridge, I felt and saw things that we shouldn\u2019t dwell on too much,&#8221; on July 31. Swedish swimmer Victor Johansson also decided against participating in what would have been his final event after consulting with Swedish medical staff. He explained to a Swedish media outlet, &#8220;After considering their advice and all associated risks, it seemed best to withdraw. Therefore, I will not be swimming.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Johansson noted that despite some improvements in E-coli levels in the water, there were still reports of illness among athletes. He mentioned that triathletes who spent around 20 minutes in the Seine experienced health issues; for instance, Swedish triathlete Tilda Mansson fell ill after her race last week. Johansson highlighted that long-distance swimmers are exposed for much longer: &#8220;We need to be in the water for two hours,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You could ingest anywhere from 0 to 250 milliliters of water per hour; at worst, I could end up swallowing half a liter.&#8221; Dr. Lykke Tamm from the Swedish Olympic Committee backed Johansson\u2019s decision: \u201cAfter thoroughly evaluating all factors regarding Victor\u2019s situation, my recommendation is that he should not swim in its current condition,\u201d she stated according to SwimSwam. \u201cHealth is always our top priority.\u201d Johansson isn\u2019t alone; Belgium had previously withdrawn its mixed relay triathlon team due to similar concerns about swimming conditions in the Seine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2321880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Victor-Johansson.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37667,4964,4825,35280,13746],"class_list":["post-2321879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-athlete-news","tag-health","tag-olympics","tag-safety-concerns","tag-swimming"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Victor-Johansson.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}