The mayor, wearing a wet suit ... French officials have said they hope to open river-water swimming pools along the Seine for Parisians and visitors, including near the Louvre and Notre Dame ...

Triathlon and marathon events are set to take place in the river, where swimming has ... numerous delays, the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, finally took a plunge into the Seine this week; she ...

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 ...

Although many Parisians used to swim in the Seine, the practice has ... making serious efforts to ensure the river is clean enough for the games. Paris mayor swims in the Seine to show its safe ...

PARIS (Reuters) -The Olympics' triathlon swimming ... and make the river swimmable for residents as a key legacy of the Games. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine on July 17 to ...