Author: SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press, JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 04/07/2025 | 13:18:45
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Three new swimming sites on the Paris riverbank are set to open Saturday. The river Seine was one of the stars of the Paris Olympics. This time, Paris authorities said all lights are green for the public opening. Olympic athletes competing in the river was a spectacular reward for the 1.4 billion-euro ($1.5 billion) cleanup effort. In the run-up to the Games, authorities opened disinfection units and created a huge storage basin. Houseboats that previously emptied their sewage directly into the Seine were required to hook up to municipal sewer systems. World Aquatics stressed the conditions met the sport’s accepted thresholds. Fluidion, a Paris and Los Angeles-based water monitoring tech company, has routinely and independently tested bacterial levels in the Seine for several years. Some Parisians also have shown skepticism toward the idea of swimming. Until the end of August, swimming sites will be open for free at scheduled times to anyone with a minimum age of 10 or 14 years. Lifeguards will keep a watchful eye on those first dips. "It’s an opportunity, a dream come true," says Clea Montanari.
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