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SHOCKING: Parisians will be able to swim for a second year in the seine | Mind Blowing Facts

People enjoy the sun after a swim in the Seine river,  August 11, 2025 in Paris.
People enjoy the sun after a swim in the Seine river, August 11, 2025 in Paris. © Aurelien Morissard, AP

Parisians will once again be able to swim in the Seine this summer, city officials said Friday, building on the success of last year's historic reopening of the river after a century-long ban and a massive clean-up effort ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Swimmers will for the second year be able to cool off at designated points along the Seine river in Paris this summer, authorities said Friday, as well as along the Marne river in the suburbs.

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