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Rome's mayor says River Tiber could open to swimmers within five years
Rome plans to restore traditional bathing in the Tiber by improving water quality with support from scientific and governmental bodies; some areas are already suitable for swimming.
- On Wednesday, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri pledged that Rome aims to open the River Tiber to public swimming within five years, reiterating plans announced earlier this summer.
- Bathing in the Tevere was common until the 1960s when pollution and disease risks prompted prohibitions; earlier this year Paris opened the Seine to public swimming after a �1.4 billion cleanup investment.
- Gualtieri said `We have already established a working group that will soon be interinstitutional`, and the metropolitan city police are screening discharges into the Aniene tributary, with Rome identifying three or four necessary actions to develop a timeline.
- Gualtieri said costs will likely be lower than the �1.4 billion spent on the Seine cleanup, he hopes to finish by the end of his potential second term and riverbank clean-ups are underway for the 2025 Catholic Jubilee.
- Paris's experience showed limits and health concerns, with some Olympic swimmers taking medicines for E. coli and events postponed; meanwhile, Rome's New Year's Day daredevil divers continue jumping 18 metres from Ponte Cavour despite swimming bans.
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The Independent (US)Rome mayor claims Tiber river could be swimmable within five years
Swimming in river cutting through heart of Rome is banned since 1960s
·London, United Kingdom
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The Tiber in Rome is heavily polluted. This should change: in five years you should be able to bathe in the river again.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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Rome's mayor wants to make the Tiber suitable for swimming
·Budapest, Hungary
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Rome's mayor wants to open the Tiber River to swimmers within five years. Swimming in the river that flows through the Italian capital has been prohibited for years.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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