Paris closes Seine to swimmers 1 day after ending ban

Memo from Paris: Simon Kuper takes a dip in the Seine

For the first time since the 1920s, Parisians can legally bathe in their river. Despite the naysayers’ grim warnings, our hesitant columnist tests the waters

Seine reopened to Parisian swimmers, then closed after a day by rain

Paris officials opened three swimming sites along the Seine River this weekend, though rain led them to close the sites after a day.

Parisians take dip in Seine

PARIS — 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.

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. Swimming in the Seine has largely been illegal since 1923 due to pollution and other safety risks. The river was opened for…

After a $1.5 billion cleanup, the Seine reopens for swimming

For the first time in a century, the river in Paris, France, is clean enough to be open to the public.