Parisians will be able to swim in the Seine, providing much-needed relief as summer temperatures break records.

Parisians and tourists can now swim legally in the River Seine for the first time in over 100 years, thanks to a $1.6 billion ...

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 ...

Paris lifted its century-long swimming ban over the weekend, only for the ban to be reinstated a day later after rainfall led ...

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

Explore the Seine River, the lifeblood of Paris, in this visual tour along its most iconic bridges and surrounding monuments.

Parisians rushed for a dip in the Seine on Saturday as authorities opened the river to public swimming for the first time ...

Parisians and visitors looking to cool off this summer can dive in -- weather permitting -- at three bathing sites.

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

Horrible water quality made it illegal to swim in the Seine for more than a century, but the Olympics pushed forward to hold ...