French sports minister swims in Seine ahead of Olympics

FILE PHOTO: French Sports, Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File photo

PARIS (Reuters) - French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea Castera took the plunge and swam in the River Seine on Saturday, in a publicity moment that French authorities hope will show the capital's river is clean enough and ready to stage swimming events at the Olympic Games.

Oudea Castera was filmed by BFM TV as she briefly swam in the Seine near the Alexandre III and Invalides bridges.