The weather in Parissunny and warm, with a light breezecould not have been more perfect for a swim.
A few minutes later, everyone reached the nearby platform but appeared content to float around a little longer.
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Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo during a long-anticipated swim in the Seine on Wednesday morning.
So how was the water?
It was very mild, quite clear.
It was fresh but not at all cold.
Pierre Rabadan, Tony Estanguet, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, and prefect of the Ile-de-France region Marc Guillaume pose for a photo after swimming in the waters of the Seine at Bras Marie in Paris on Wednesday.
It was really great,magnifique.
We didnt want to get out.
Hidalgo noted that todays event was a kind of tribute to Chirac.
Mayor Hidalo addressing the press following her swim
Sincerely, I think he really wanted to swim in the Seine, she said.
Sometimes it takes a little while, but today we have done it.
If there werent the Games, we wouldnt have arrived at this moment, she said.
Still, a sense of uncertainty was ever present.
Finally, the levels were trending in the right direction.
Today, however, felt as official as it gets.
Paris was born from the Seine centuries ago, so it was normal to bathe here, said Morgan.
Paris, city of the flaneur who walks, will soon stand out as the city of thebaigneurwho swims.
