Reasons to be Cheerful reports on river Seine, the storied French waterway that was once nearly biologically dead but is not ...

by staging the marathon swimming and swimming portion of the triathlon in the river, and poured $1.5 billion into building a huge tank under the Seine to hold stormwater during heavy rains and storms.

rising concerns about the quality of the Seine but also the risks faced by athletes moving in contaminated water”. Paris authorities are struggling to clean up the river before the start of the ...

You won’t have much trouble finding the Seine, as it flows directly through the heart of Paris. The river is perhaps one of the most famous waterways in the world and an attraction in itself.

Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III Bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics this past summer. (Michel Euler/AP ...

Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP/Getty French President Emmanuel Macron promised Thursday — then sheepishly played down his promise — to swim in the Seine River in order to prove it’s safe for the ...

a flotilla will ferry thousands of athletes down the Seine, under the low-slung bridges where lovers like to linger. The Palace of Versailles will host equestrian events. The river Seine ...

After a brief stroll along the River Seine, he comes to a halt at the Henri IV Dock with Notre Dame Cathedral just about visible through the mist. Here, François flicks his wrist back and then ...

In fact, in the 1970s, only three fish species were left in the 777-kilometer (482-mile) river, which spans northern France and cuts through the capital city. But after decades of urban water ...