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Public swimming returns to the Seine in Paris from July 2025

Public swimming is returning to the Seine River in Paris starting July 5 2025 with three new sites opening.

By The Daily Paris · Published 20 July 2026

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Public swimming is returning to the Seine River in Paris starting July 5 2025 with three new sites opening after a century-long ban according to item 23.

Current heat continues to impact city operations as noted in the same report.

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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