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

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

Currently open to 1,000 bathers daily in three different cordoned swimming locations for free, Parisians are flocking to ...

Following the Olympic cleanup, the public can now swim in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, or East Paris.

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

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

(AP video by Alexander Turnbull, produced by Tom Nouvian) A woman dives in the water as people swim at the Pont Marie safe ...

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

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

If the filthy River Seine in Paris can be cleaned up to welcome back swimmers after a century-long ban, so too can ...

When Paris hosted the Olympics in 1900, several swimming events were held in the river. But more than two decades later, in 1923, officials banned swimming in the Seine because of pollution, boat ...

People swim in the Seine river after Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in Paris, France. Credit: AP/Michel Euler. By The Associated PressUpdated August 10, 2024.