The map shows Paris from above, with the Seine River clearly visible winding through the image. With a 30cm resolution, enough detail can be seen to identify some of the city's world-famous ...

Interactive graphic: Want to train like an Olympic champion? Start with this expert advice. The water-quality tests monitor the Seine river's E. coli levels.

Amid the scenery of the iconic city, the staple Seine River has raised alarm based on its safety for Olympic swimmers. The buzz is palpable from Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympics — although it ...

More than a century ago, the Seine hosted swimming events at the 1900 Olympics, and permitted swimming right up until toxicity concerns — and boat traffic — grew too dangerous for river bathers.

Prior to the games, swimming in the Seine River has been banned since the 1920s. Then, about 10 years ago, leaders pumped in about 1.4 billion Euros – or $1.5 billion - into increasing the water ...

Triathlon and marathon swimming are to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. The water has tested unsafe in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days.

After an investment of around 1.4 billion euros in cleaning up the river as it passes through the capital, the quality of the Seine’s waters was one of the main questions ahead of the Olympic Games.