Olympic swimmers are guzzling cans of Coke to protect from bacteria in the Seine

Olympic swimmers are guzzling cans of Coke to protect from bacteria in the SeineOlympic swimmers are guzzling cans of Coke to protect from bacteria in the SeineOlympic swimmers, some of the healthiest people on the planet, are turning to an unlikely, unscientific solution to ward off getting sick from competing in the polluted waters of the Seine in Paris: drinking cans of Coke. Top swimmers swear by the stuff to prevent infection, according to athletes of three teams who spoke with The Wall Street Journal. Water quality concerns have persisted over swimming events in the Seine (AFP or licensors)“These are young, athletic people, right? Despite these reassurances, some argue swimming the Seine was never a good idea. “I would never have selected the Seine,” Davey Jones, professor of Environmental science and public health at Bangor University, told BBC Science Focus.