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You Can Swim in the Seine Again. Trust Me. I Just Did.
First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for ...
From a strong sewer system to underground tank: How did Paris make its billion-dollar Seine River cleanup a sucess?
Paris reportedly spent billions of dollars to fix the Seine and to improve the quality of water, making it fit for public use ...
Paris opens river Seine for public swimming for first time since 1923
Three sites will be able to welcome over 1,000 swimmers daily until August 31, local officials said, to the delight of the ...
DPA International on MSN1d
'Wonderful:' Parisians, tourists gleeful as Seine opens to bathing
Parisians and tourists swam in the Seine river on Saturday, after authorities in the French capital lifted a ban that stood ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN1d
The Seine star of the summer again in Paris
The Seine, which played a starring role in the 2024 Paris Olympics, again takes centre stage in the capital this summer with ...
Politico Europe2d
Seine swimming pool opening gives Paris mayor another jewel in her green crown
Making the famed river swimmable is one of the final big projects Anne Hidalgo will inaugurate before she leaves office next ...