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Boat Race worry as Thames water ‘the lowest possible rating’ and Sadiq Khan called out
The Thames’ water quality has been slammed as the ‘lowest possible rating’ with fears growing over the safety of the Boat Race participants. Oxford and Cambridge meet on Sunday for the annual event – but a charity has raised concerns over the safety of the water.
E. coli bacteria—which disrupted River Seine-based events at last summer’s Paris Olympics—is prevalent in the River Thames. Testing of the water quality in the London river has shown levels of the bacteria are almost three times above the Environment Agency’s threshold for “poor” bathing waters, says environmental charity River Action. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been told that his plans for healthier rivers are a ‘pipe dream’ and rowers have been urged not to enter the water.
