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Urban Swimming: Six European Cities that Revived River Bathing

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Parisians are swimming in the Seine again following a years-long clean-up – but the French capital isn't the first European city to bring river bathing back

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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?

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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).

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.

In just ten days, more than 20,000 people have plunged into the Seine, a popular success that the City of Paris celebrates as a major step forward for the well-being of its inhabitants and a lasting legacy

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Fearless Female Travels broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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