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 ...

Hidalgo postponed her initial plan to swim on June 23 because of the river's water level and the amount of bacteria present. "The Seine is exquisite," Hidalgo said. "The water is very, very good.

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

PARIS — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in? Triathlon and marathon swimming are ...

Last month, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo made a big deal out of taking a dip in the Seine River, which has historically been far too polluted to swim in due to longstanding health concerns over its ...

Paralympic triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed because of concerns about water quality ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...