A comprehensive €1.4 billion cleanup project is underway to transform the noxious Seine waters into a swimming spot.
During the Summer Olympics in Paris next year, some swimming events will take place in the waters of the Seine.
It is part of an ambitious plan to clean up the river and make it safe for swimmers.
Although the river hosted swimming events during the 1900 Olympics, bathing in the Seine has been forbidden since 1923 due to danger from boat traffic and water pollution.
Now, the city wants to revive the river as a swimming spot both for the Olympics and, by 2025, for the public too.
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