It was also very weird as the image I had of the Seine when growing up in Paris was an open-air sewer. Now the water is clean enough for us to swim in and it’s fantastic.” ...

Following the Olympic cleanup, the public can now swim in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, or East Paris.

Save our Seine was founded in response to the pollution in the river in the 1980s, Palmquist said. “The river was basically used as an industrial and residential dumping ground,” he said.

Photo by Michele Kading The 2017 Save Our Seine team of River Keepers is pictured after a hard day’s work removing junk from the river. From left: Joel Turner, Mitchell Samborski, Laura Taylor ...

Swimming in the Seine has been illegal since 1923, with a few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river navigation. Taking a dip outside bathing areas is still banned for safety reasons.

River Seine reopens to Paris swimmers, after Olympics, century-long ban Bathing sites will be located near the French capital’s Notre-Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and in eastern Paris.

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 swim spot ...

Dozens of swimmers – from 2016 Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal to Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen, competing in open water for the first time – dove into the Seine one day before the women ...

Record-breaking temperatures scorch Europe, close Eiffel Tower summit Cries of "It is warm!" rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians took a plunge in the river for the first ...

Read more Aussie athletes want swimming leg of triathlon held in River Seine© Provided by Daily Mail Asked if he would swim in the Seine, despite the weather, Australia's top medal contender Matt ...

PARIS (AP) — Cries of “It is warm!” rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians jumped into the river — legally — for the first time in more than 100 years. Public ...