PARIS — After years of promises and more than $1 billion of investment, Paris’s once-filthy river is finally swimmable. And the mayor proved it just days before the July 26 Olympic deadline.

Swimming has been off-limits in the long-polluted Seine River in Paris for more than a century. So with Olympic swimming events on tap for the river, the city poured in $1.5 billion (1.4 billion ...

Languages: English. The Seine river remains too dirty to accommodate the Paris Olympics triathlon and open-water swimming events in just a few weeks, according to river test results from earlier ...

Billions of dollars have been spent to clean up the River Seine in time for this month's 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. With the opening ceremonies now upon us, all eyes are on the city to see if ...

The Seine River, the famous artery running through the heart of Paris, is undergoing a historic transformation this summer. After decades of a complete ban, city officials have announced the ...

In Montesson, the Festival de l'Eau returns with a bang on Saturday June 7, 2025! On the banks of the Seine, this free event ...