On Saturday, Parisians flocked to take a dip in the Seine. Previously, after extensive clean-up work, the authorities allowed citizens to swim here for the first time since 1923. Local officials said the three sites along the Seine will be able to host more than 1,000 swimmers every day from now until August 31. Pierre Rabardin, Deputy Governor of the Seine district of Paris, said: “We are particularly pleased that we have successfully proven that the skeptics were wrong and that we were able to deliver on our initial promises. It was a huge undertaking and a complicated process, but in the end, we were able to successfully complete it.” The Seine has been reopened to the public for swimming activities as a result of the authorities' efforts to improve its water quality, which previously could not be used for events related to hosting the Summer Olympics due to problems. These investments include connecting tens of thousands of homes to sewage systems, upgrading water treatment facilities, and constructing large stormwater storage reservoirs to prevent sewage from spilling during heavy rain.

On Saturday, Parisians flocked to take a dip in the Seine. Previously, after extensive clean-up work, the authorities allowed citizens to swim here for the first time since 1923. Local officials said the three sites along the Seine will be able to host more than 1,000 swimmers every day from now until August 31. Pierre Rabardin, Deputy Governor of the Seine district of Paris, said: “We are particularly pleased that we have successfully proven that the skeptics were wrong and that we were able to deliver on our initial promises. It was a huge undertaking and a complicated process, but in the end, we were able to successfully complete it.” The Seine has been reopened to the public for swimming activities as a result of the authorities' efforts to improve its water quality, which previously could not be used for events related to hosting the Summer Olympics due to problems. These investments include connecting tens of thousands of homes to sewage systems, upgrading water treatment facilities, and constructing large stormwater storage reservoirs to prevent sewage from spilling during heavy rain.