US EditionParis Reopens Seine River to Public Swimming After Century-Long Ban and $2.3 Billion Cleanup
PARIS, FRANCE, JUL 15 – Nearly 20,000 people have swum in three supervised Seine River zones since July 5 after extensive river clean-up and sewage upgrades made swimming safe again.
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Paris Reopens Seine River to Public Swimming After Century-Long Ban and $2.3 Billion Cleanup
For the first time in over a century, Parisians are swimming in their own river again following a cleanup effort that ran over $1.5 billion. Currently open to 1,000 bathers daily in three different cordoned swimming locations for free, Parisians are flocking to enjoy their river the way their great-grandparents once did. Excitement that pollution […] The post Paris Reopens Seine River to Public Swimming After Century-Long Ban and $2.3 Billion Cl…
After more than 100 years, bathing is possible again with a view of the Eiffel Tower. Remarkable: In addition to most swimmers in the Seine, there is a yellow buoy – from Germany. Do we need all these now?
Nearly 20,000 people have bathed in the Seine since the opening of three basins in Paris on 5 July. For the city hall, it is a "popular success" despite four days of closure due to weather conditions. Forbidden since 1923, swimming in the Seine is one of the legacies announced at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. - "A popular success": in Paris, the Seine has welcomed nearly 20,000 bathers in ten days (Society topics).
More than 12,000 bathers came during the only extended weekend on 14 July, according to the municipality.
At the "Big Jump" people recently jumped into their rivers all over Europe. So also at the Murfähre Weitersfeld. After six years of pause, in 2025, clean rivers in the border marsh were once again planned.
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