It has also served as a source of sustenance for many fishermen dating back to the third century. In 1991, the Seine River was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its cultural significance ...

Hidalgo postponed her initial plan to swim on June 23 because of the river's water level and the amount of bacteria present. "The Seine is exquisite," Hidalgo said. "The water is very, very good.

With the Games approaching, the feverish debate over the cleanliness of the Seine River has become a source of frustration for some athletes like Léonie Périault, a French triathlete who won a ...

Reasons to be Cheerful reports on river Seine, the storied French waterway that was once nearly biologically dead but is not ...

Her condition has fomented outrage over Paris' unsanitary Seine River, where distance swimming ... the cleanliness of Paris' main waterway has been a source of intense scrutiny ahead of this ...

After a brief stroll along the River Seine, he comes to a halt at the Henri IV Dock with Notre Dame Cathedral just about visible through the mist. Here, François flicks his wrist back and then ...