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For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine ...
If the filthy River Seine in Paris can be cleaned up to welcome back swimmers after a century-long ban, so too can Melbourne’s Yarra, an expert says.
The French capital's iconic waterway has been largely closed to swimmers since 1923 due to pollution and risks from river ...
The River Seine reopened to swimmers on Saturday for the first time since 1923, with dozens of people waiting for a dip in ...
Parisians have legally swum in the Seine River for the first time in more than 100 years. On Saturday morning, designated ...
Bathing sites will be located near the French capital’s Notre-Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and in eastern Paris.
Following the Olympic cleanup, the public can now swim in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, or East Paris.
Three sites will be able to welcome over 1,000 swimmers daily until August 31, local officials said, to the delight of the ...
The famed Seine river in Paris opened to the public for swimming on Saturday for the first time in over a 100 years, a key ...
First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in.
Cries of “It is warm!” rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians jumped into the river — legally — for the ...