Reopening of the River Seine

On July 5th, it was announced that the River Seine, in Paris, was finally opened to the public to swim in after being banned for over a century.

Before the river Seine was opened to the public, it was banned from swimming because the river contains high levels of water pollution that can be harmful to swimmers.

Because of the river’s high rate of water pollution, residents of Paris started a cleanup that was brought on by the 2024 Olympics. This cost £1.2bn, which is more than 1.4 million USD was used in the clean-up of the river Seine.

Many officials have taken a lot of time and effort to make sure that the swimmers will be safe.

Officials said that there would be three different areas of public swimming in the Seine , which include the one near the Eiffel Tower, near Notre Dame Cathedral, and finally one in eastern Paris. All the sites will be open until the end of August for people of a minimum of 10-14 years old.

The river Seine‘s exciting reopening “is a milestone” or “is a major moment for Paris” after a century of bans”.