Swedish Swimmer Out of Olympic Marathon in Seine; Organizers Insist Water Is Safe

Sweden's Victor Johansson reacts after competing in a heat of the men's 1500-meter freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on Aug. 3, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images

PARIS—Swedish marathon swimmer Victor Johansson has pulled out of the Olympic men’s 10 kilometers event scheduled for Friday citing concerns about the water quality of the Seine river, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported.

Both Paris 2024 organizers and World Aquatics guaranteed the water quality met the thresholds set by the sport’s governing body.