Just one day after opening the River Seine to swimming for the first time in over a century, French officials shut down the river due to concerns over pollution following heavy rainfall. Swimming

After a century-long ban due to pollution, swimming in Paris's River Seine is now permitted in designated zones, thanks to extensive cleanup efforts linked to the 2024 Olympics. Cheering crowds watched the first swimmers,

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in.