The opening ceremony won’t take place in a stadium but—bucking tradition—outside on the River Seine. For the Parade of Nations, boats carrying the participating teams will glide by an ...

You can get in touch with Monica by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English. The Seine river remains too dirty to accommodate the Paris Olympics triathlon and open-water swimming events ...

PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) − French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea Castera took the plunge and swam in the River Seine on Saturday, in a publicity moment that French authorities hope will show the ...

Swimming has been off-limits in the long-polluted Seine River in Paris for more than a century. So with Olympic swimming events on tap for the river, the city poured in $1.5 billion (1.4 billion ...

WATCH: Some Olympic swimmers got sick after swimming in the River Seine. Reporter Erin Douglas explains the science and how Mass.’ longest river compares. (undefined) As Olympic swimmers this ...

The Seine river remains too dirty to accommodate the Paris Olympics triathlon and open-water swimming events in just a few weeks, according to river test results from earlier this week.