a major transportation route and vital for many kinds of commerce. It has also served as a source of sustenance for many fishermen dating back to the third century. In 1991, the Seine River was ...

As the countdown clock to the Paris Olympics passed the 100-day mark, the question of holding the opening ceremony on the Seine River loomed ... 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) route in the opening ...

Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III Bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics this past summer. (Michel Euler/AP ...

After a brief stroll along the River Seine, he comes to a halt at the Henri IV Dock with Notre Dame Cathedral just about visible through the mist. Here, François flicks his wrist back and then ...

Her condition has sparked outrage over the unsanitary conditions of Paris' Seine River, where distance swimming ... despite the triathlon's scenic route through some of Paris's most splendid ...

Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP/Getty French President Emmanuel Macron promised Thursday — then sheepishly played down his promise — to swim in the Seine River in order to prove it’s safe for the ...