‘We get our river back’: Public swimming returns to Paris’s River Seine

For the first time in more than 100 years, Parisians and visitors will be able to swim legally in the Seine, as three designated swimming areas open on Saturday. Following a €1.4 billion cleanup effort ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, the once-polluted river is now meeting European water quality standards.

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