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Women's and men's triathlons were allowed to swim in the Seine on Wednesday ( July 31 ) Paris invested the equivalent of $1.5 billion in making the river swimmable in time for the Olympics .
When it rains in Paris , the quantity of bacteria-carrying poop in the river spikes.
Experts say E. coli levels are to be expected following rain events.
The CDC set a threshold for the E. coli level that's considered safe enough for swimming in inland waters.
The level is 900 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters (CFU/100mL) That number came from epidemiological studies that looked at rates of illness among swimmers.
In general, the disease-causing germs found in feces can cause stomach cramps and diarrhea.
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