PARIS (AP) — For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The long-polluted waterway is finally opening up as a summertime ...

PARIS — The world’s most romantic river traces a long arc through Paris, a stunning backdrop to complement the magnificent City of Lights. For centuries, lovers have walked along the Seine River, ...

The buzz is palpable from Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympics — although the stench from one concern continues. Amid the scenery of the iconic city, the staple Seine River has raised alarm based on its ...

PARIS (AP) — A 75-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the Seine River on Thursday, braving the murky waters in central Paris to celebrate the Fourth of July and highlight the French government’s ...

"The water is wonderful," Mayor Anne Hidalgo told NBC News Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo officially made good on her promise to swim in the River Seine ahead of the Olympic Games to quiet concerns of the ...

After months of speculation, lots of testing for E.coli, an unpredictable general election and residents' threats to defecate in Paris' river Seine, it looks likely that swimming events in the iconic ...

In 2019, several years before Olympic athletes dove into the Seine, a group of friends sought a place to swim in Metz, three hours east of Paris. Summers were getting hotter, and most municipal pools ...

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As Paris opened the 2024 Summer Olympic Games along the Seine River, it was easy for many to fall in love with the romantic waterway and forget what lies beneath. But the steady rain this past Friday ...

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open Olympic swimming competitions. $1.5 billion has been ...

Mayor Anne Hidalgo spoke with France Inter radio on Wednesday, July 10, revealing she would swim Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty To quell rising concerns about the safety level of the River ...

Fanfare de la Garde Républicaine sur la piste d’athlétisme flottante de 156m x15m sur la Seine pendant la campagne de sensibilisation du public pour les Jeux Olympiques 2024 à Paris le 24 Juin 2017, ...