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

Paris has opened portions of the Rive Seine for swimming for the first time in more than a century, fulfilling a promise of ...

The return to swimming follows a 1.4 billion euro ($1.5 billion) cleanup project tied to last year’s Olympics.

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

Swimming in the Seine had been illegal since 1923, with a few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river ...

Public swimming in Paris’ Seine River is set to return over a century after it was banned with just a few exceptions. (AP ...