Big news this summer for river swimmers: You can now splash around the capital’s famous body of water! Sadly, it’s the capital of France. The Seine is open for swimming; the Potomac and Anacostia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last summer, the city of Paris watched with a combination of disbelief and delight as mayor Anne Hidalgo zipped into a wetsuit and ...

As the 2024 Olympic Games drew near, the promise of being able to swim in the Seine turned into a media countdown: first as part of the official sporting events and then for the general public. As ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lifeguard stands at the Pont Marie, a safe swimming spot on the Seine. Authorities in the French capital are again allowing ...

Paris (CNN) — If you’re visiting Paris this summer, you may want to add swimming in the Seine to your itinerary. And after the heat this city has seen in the past few weeks, you may absolutely need to ...

The Seine River is supposed to host swimming events for the Paris Olympics this summer. However, less than two months before the games, a local government bulletin released on June 21 reported a ...

Summer in the city can feel relentless, and in Europe perhaps nowhere more so than Paris. Last month’s heatwave brought temperatures that exceeded 40°C and more widely, France’s three hottest days in ...