People enjoy the water at the Grenelle safe bathing site on the Seine River in Paris, France, Saturday, July 5, 2025.

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

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

People swim at the Grenelle safe bathing site on the Seine river in Paris, France, Saturday, July 5, 2025, during the opening of the three Seine swimming pools ...

In fact, it took 36 years and a herculean clean-up operation costing €1.6 billion (£1.3 billion) – including a vast run-off ...

PARIS (Reuters) -Parisians rushed for a dip in the Seine on Saturday as authorities opened the river to public swimming for ...

Sunday August 6, 2023 Agence France-Presse The pre-Olympics swimming test competition was to take place in the Seine in Paris has been cancelled due to pollution of the river.

The 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony made history with Lady Gaga's performance, a fashion show on a footbridge and boats sailing down the Seine River.

Paris’ ceremony was unfurling along the River Seine, turning the city’s iconic monuments into stages for dancers, singers and other artists.

Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River Spectators sit in the rain in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024.

Olympians finally swam in the Seine after months of hype and speculation. "It didn't taste great," one triathlete told The Wall Street Journal. "It's a little bit brown." Paris 2024 said making ...

Paris Olympics begins with ambitious, sprawling opening ceremony on the River Seine By Associated Press July 26, 2024 ...