How Paris is making the Seine swimmable
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"Three years from now, I'll
"Three years from now, I'll swim in the Seine in front of witnesses to show that the Seine is a clean river," Paris' former mayor Jacques Chirac famously vowed in 1990... to no avail. Banned since 1923, swimming in the Seine is a longstanding dream that Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to turn into a "major legacy" of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The storied river is being cleaned so that Olympic swimming events will be able to take place in its waters − and Parisians will be able to cool off in specific locations starting summer 2025.
How is Paris cleaning up the Seine? Le Monde explains the details of this ambitious project.
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The storied river is being cleaned so that Olympic swimming events will be able to take place in its waters − and Parisians will be able to cool off in specific locations starting summer 2025.
How is Paris cleaning up the Seine? Le Monde explains the details of this ambitious project.
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For more of our coverage on French and international new, culture and opinion, visit our website: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/
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