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Paris locals and visitors witnessed the reopening of the Seine River, marking its first accessibility since 1923. This event provided a much-needed escape from the intense summer heat. The reopening ...
For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine.
Bathing sites will be located near the French capital’s Notre-Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and in eastern Paris.
For the first time in more than 100 years, the Seine River in Paris has opened for swimming and recreation, following a $1.5 ...
(AP video by Alexander Turnbull, produced by Tom Nouvian) A woman dives in the water as people swim at the Pont Marie safe bathing site on the Seine river in Paris, France, Saturday, July 5, 2025, ...
For the first time since 1923, the Seine is open for public swimming at three designated sites in Paris through Aug. 31, ...
Currently open to 1,000 bathers daily in three different cordoned swimming locations for free, Parisians are flocking to ...
More than 50,000 people have been swimming in the Seine since the opening of three pools in Paris on 5 July, French sports ...
Following the Olympic cleanup, the public can now swim in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, or East Paris.
Paris plans to make the Seine the centerpiece of the 2024 Olympic Games, with long-term efforts to clean up the river allowing swimming events to take place in its waters. CNN values your feedback 1.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open Olympic swimming competitions. $1.5 billion has ...