Paris opening River Seine for swimming after 100-year closure

The city of Paris, France, is allowing residents to swim in the river Seine again for the first time in a century this weekend.

France’s capital has been making efforts to clean the waters since 2018 as part of the city’s objective to revive the river’s ecosystem and ensure that it is safe for use in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and other swimming events.

The Seine was used for swimming competitions during the last Olympics hosted by Paris more than 100 years ago, in 1900, and…