But, on Wednesday, the Seine was deemed safe enough to swim in, and several brave souls dove in. (Olympic athletes are simply built different because there is not enough convincing you could do for me to swim in that water.)
Here are five photos of triathlon athletes swimming in the yucky Seine River:
Week 7's Sunday slate is in the books and there were performances and injuries that will have long term fantasy implications. Andy Behrens joins Matt Harmon to breakdown all the action and place the games in three categories: Games we care about the most, games we sort of care about and games that could have been an email.
Neither quarterback was particularly effective passing in Sunday's Super Bowl rematch. So Mahomes leaned on another part of his game — and his defense — to help get the job done.
Why would you doubt Georgia in a big game? On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to the craziness of Week 8. They dig in on the chaos of Georgia's win over Texas, especially the controversial officiating decision in the second half.