Paris locals and visitors witnessed the reopening of the Seine River, marking its first accessibility since 1923. This event ...

The French capital's iconic waterway has been largely closed to swimmers since 1923 due to pollution and risks from river ...

Paris has reopened public swimming in the Seine River for the summer, allowing visitors to enjoy the waterway that was ...

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for ...

Bathing sites will be located near the French capital’s Notre-Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and in eastern Paris.

The famed Seine river in Paris opened to the public for swimming on Saturday for the first time in over a 100 years, a key ...

Swimming in the Seine had been illegal since 1923, with a few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river ...

For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine ...

To ensure the river was Olympic-ready, Paris invested $1.5 billion into the cleanup effort, known as the “Swimming Plan.” As a result, more than 20,000 homes that were previously dumping wastewater ...

Swimming in the Seine has been illegal since 1923, with a few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river navigation. Taking a dip outside bathing areas is still banned for safety reasons.

Three sites will be able to welcome over 1,000 swimmers daily until August 31, local officials said, to the delight of the ...

For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine.