Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to break 100-year ban amid Olympic Games illness fears
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Anne Hidalgo will swim in the Seine next week to prove it is safe for Olympic athletes who are fearful of high levels of pollution ahead of triathlon and open-water swim events