Paris Olympics: Multiple Swimmers, Including Two Americans, Test Positive For COVID

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Paris Olympics: Multiple swimmers, including two Americans, test positive for COVID but aren't sent home​

Tue, Jul 30, 2024, 12:57 PM

PARIS — Two U.S. swimmers and multiple peers from other countries have tested positive for COVID-19 at the 2024 Olympics in recent days, according to reports and officials here in Paris.

At the first supposedly-post-COVID Games, the athletes are not required to withdraw from competition. The virus is being treated more in line with other respiratory viruses.

But Australia’s Lani Pallister withdrew from her 1500-meter freestyle heat Tuesday morning.

Adam Peaty, who tested positive Sunday night, was affected by the virus during the 100-meter breaststroke final hours earlier. He still won silver, but swam over two seconds slower than his personal best.

A noticeably higher number of coaches, support staff and athletes were wearing masks at and around the pool on Tuesday morning and evening, as fears that the virus could derail a swimmer’s Olympics increased.

The two U.S. swimmers, meanwhile, have been forced to move to a hotel outside the Olympic Village, where they had been staying in an apartment with five other American swimmers, according to a Tuesday report from SwimSwam.

A USA Swimming spokeswoman declined to confirm the positives. But SwimSwam reported that the two infected athletes were David Johnston and Luke Whitlock.

Johnston is scheduled to swim the men’s 1500-meter freestyle this upcoming weekend, then the open-water marathon next week in the River Seine.

Whitlock already swam his only event, the 800-meter freestyle. He finished 15th in preliminary heats, and didn’t reach the final.

COVID-19 is no longer treated with the same precaution that surrounded it in 2021 and 2022, during the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Beijing Winter Games. It no longer disrupts entire sports or events. It no longer automatically robs athletes of their moments. It’s unclear, for example, if Peaty will swim later in the week.

Paris Olympics: Multiple swimmers, including two Americans, test positive for COVID but aren't sent home

The American swimmers have moved out of the Olympic Village.

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Well... the warning went out Sunday (July 28, 2024) for people to put their masks on.

Maybe Paris did not get the warning.

 

[JGalt]

Super Spreader Event!

 

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Ewww that water in the swimming pool is full of COVID out there in Paris.

People were posting about why is that swimming slow or why are the times in that particular swimming pool no where near record numbers. Now we know why.

No matter how fast they swim they are not breaking records- once they get into that water it's making some of them sick; eventually.

 

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That triathlon water is so contaminated outdoors they had to postpone that event.

Paris is just dirty and sinful; so many aspects of it are unclean.

 

[JGalt]

Ewww that water in the swimming pool is full of COVID out there in Paris.

People were posting about why is that swimming slow or why are the times in that particular swimming pool no where near record numbers. Now we know why.

No matter how fast they swim they are not breaking records- once they get int act water it's making some of them sick; eventually.

Everything I've heard about those Olympics has been thoroughly disgusting, starting with the perverted opening ceremonies. I like many others are boycotting the whole mess.

 

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Who Are They???

A USA Swimming spokeswoman declined to confirm the positives. But SwimSwam reported that the two infected athletes were David Johnston and Luke Whitlock.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

The seine river is more toxic than covid.

 

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They better drink a whole jug of orange juice before getting into that swimming pool; try to boost their immune system.