What Paris couldn’t accomplish in the ... Brazilian swimmer Ana Marcela Cunha, the reigning Olympic open water champion said. “The Seine is not made for swimming.” Swimming in the Seine ...

PARIS — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in? Triathlon and marathon swimming are ...

With the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics fast approaching, questions remain over whether the Seine will be clean enough for athletes to swim in. Triathlon and marathon events are set to ...

Thomas Jolly, who masterminded the unique Olympic opening ceremony in Paris, has been reflecting on how the bad weather on ...

The Seine will be the site of the opening ceremony ... is traditionally the home of the annual French Open tennis tournament. During the Paris Olympics, the Roland Garros will host tennis, boxing ...

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Seine river police gear up for security - Seine, Paris, France - July 2, 2024 Police officers are pictured on the river Seine during the tour REUTERS/Sarah ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / March 28, 2025 / International Olympic Committee newsNearly nine in ten residents of the greater Paris region aged 15 and older - 88 per cent - actively followed th ...

"But as people have seen the improvements, they have demanded more. Things like swimming in the Seine at the Paris Olympics brought a focus on the river being an asset rather than a liability." ...

The online attacks erupted after Jolly’s acclaimed but controversial opening spectacle on the Seine in July — a queer-inclusive ... all performing artists who were part of the Olympics opening show.