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Paris opens Seine for swimming

Parisians take a plunge in the Seine River after century-long ban

The French capital's iconic waterway has been largely closed to swimmers since 1923 due to pollution and risks from river navigation.

The Daily Beast on MSN · 1d

Paris Closes River Seine to Swimmers One Day After Ending Century-Long Ban

The River Seine in Paris was shut down due to pollution concerns just a day after it was declared safe for swimming for the first time in over a century over the weekend. Swimming spots located near iconic Parisian landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame were opened to the public on Saturday after an extensive $1.

The Hill on MSN · 15h

Paris closes Seine to swimmers 1 day after ending ban

Just one day after opening the Seine River to swimming for the first time in more than a century, French officials shut down the river due to concerns about pollution following heavy rainfall.

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You Can Swim in the Seine Again. Trust Me. I Just Did.

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for ...

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I jumped into ‘filthy’ River Seine... and survived

In fact, it took 36 years and a herculean clean-up operation costing €1.6 billion (£1.3 billion) – including a vast run-off ...

3D Tour Virtual on MSN2d

Seine River – City of Paris, France 🇫🇷 | Visual Tour of Its Bridges and Iconic Landmarks

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

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From a strong sewer system to underground tank: How did Paris make its billion-dollar Seine River cleanup a sucess?

Paris reportedly spent billions of dollars to fix the Seine and to improve the quality of water, making it fit for public use ...

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