“Half of the children in Seine-Saint-Denis who enter 6th grade cannot swim.
In the bid phase for the Olympic Games, the phrase was often repeated by the project leaders.
To remedy this phenomenon, which has worsened with the Covid-19 crisis, a vast swimming pool plan was launched in 2016 by the department, where most of the competition's aquatic infrastructures are located.
We take stock of what has been done… or not yet.
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