Paris Opens 3 Supervised Seine Swimming Sites for Second Summer
Free bathing areas near City Hall, the Eiffel Tower and eastern Paris will stay open through summer under lifeguard watch and daily water testing.
- Paris opened three supervised swimming sites along the Seine River near City Hall, the Eiffel Tower, and eastern Paris, operating with daily water testing and lifeguard supervision.
- Before 2024, swimming in the Seine remained banned for nearly a century, but the Paris Olympics accelerated a multibillion-euro cleanup project involving major sewer upgrades and rainwater storage infrastructure.
- At the Grenelle site, deputy manager Clemence Donazzan confirmed a maximum capacity of 200 people, with officials implementing a waiting system to monitor swimmer numbers in real time.
- Visitors described swimming in the French capital as unforgettable; tourist Stewart Talbot from Melbourne said, "It's amazing to be swimming in the Seine while looking at the Eiffel Tower."
- These swimming areas remain open through summer depending on water quality, though heavy rain increases upstream pollution and forced several site closures last summer.
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coastaltvnews.comSplish-splash! Parisians and tourists soak in the Seine
Parisians and tourists dove into the joy of swimming in the Seine on Saturday as three free, supervised sites created for the 2024 Olympic Games reopened in a welcome respite after a record-breaking heatwave.
If you're visiting Paris this summer, you might want to include a swim in the Seine in your itinerary. And after the intense heat the city has experienced in recent weeks, you might even need it.
As in the past year, swimming in the Seine is once again possible: three river baths in Paris open again until the end of August – with views of the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and the National Library.Since this weekend, Paris has been able to swam again in time for the start of another heat wave in three outdoor baths in the Seine. By 30 August, the three baths are open over summer, the city of Paris announced. Last summer, the outdoor baths in t…
As in the past year, swimming in the Seine is once again possible: Three river baths in Paris open again until the end of August - with views of the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and the National Library.
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