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Olympics triathlete Jolien Vermeylen rips officials after swimming in polluted Seine River: ‘Felt and saw things that we shouldn’t think about’

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Jolien Vermeylen , representing Belgium , said she felt debris in the water during her 1500-meter swim through the iconic French river at the beginning of the Women’s Triathlon on Wednesday .

Officials said the water was clean and safe enough to compete amid reports of high levels of E. coli and other bacteria.

In June tests found the level of the water in the river was 10 times above the acceptable levels.

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69

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69

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6

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informal

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English

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43

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