River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban

[Sanjeev]

The River Seine in Paris has reopened publicly to swimmers for the first time since 1923 after a century-long ban.

The seasonal opening of the Seine for swimming is viewed as a key legacy of the Paris 2024 Olympics, when open water swimmers and triathletes competed in its waters which were specially cleaned for the event.

 

[kerryjoy]

That’s amazing! A century later, the Seine is swimmable again—thanks to the Olympic cleanup efforts!