After a very popular launch in 2025, swimming in the River Seine in Paris will return this summer - here's what you need to know about the practicalities.
Emma Pearson - emma.pearson@thelocal.com
Updated: Thu 2 Jul 2026 15:30 CET
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A lifeguard looks at the Seine river at the Baignade de Grenelle swimming site with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The three swimming sites will open on July 4, 2026. Photo by Julie SEBADELHA / AFP
After a very popular launch in 2025, swimming in the River Seine in Paris will return this summer - here's what you need to know about the practicalities.
After the success of the swimming spots in the River Seine last year, Paris authorities have confirmed that the open-water…
Parisians will once again be able to swim in the Seine this summer, city officials said Friday, building on the success of last…
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The city will extend its experiment with public bathing in the river until mid-September. Swimming there had been banned for a…
