Olympics triathlete Jolien Vermeylen rips officials after swimming in polluted Seine River: ‘Felt and saw things that we shouldn’t think about’
New York Post–An Olympic triathlete shared her disgusting experience of swimming in the Seine as she blasted the officials who claimed the polluted river was safe enough to swim in.
Jolien Vermeylen, representing Belgium at this year’s Games, said she felt debris in the water during her 1500-meter swim in the iconic French river at the beginning of the women’s triathlon on Wednesday.
“While swimming under the bridge, I felt and saw things that we shouldn’t think about too much,” she told Flemish TV channel VTM, according to Metro.
