Swimming was allowed again in the Sayyain River in Paris from Saturday for the first time since 1923. This happened after many years of cleaning work.The reopening is seen as one of the results of the Paris 2024 Olympics, during which two swimmers of open water and the triple river were used after special cleaning.People can now swim in remarkable areas of the river, including two wooden platforms built near the Eiffel Tower and Ile Saint-Louis in central Paris.These swimming spots have changing rooms, bathing, and seating areas. Between 150 and 300 people can use each site to rest and enjoy the space.Swimming has been banned in the Seine River since 1923 due to pollution and boat movement. The ban is still applied outside the official swimming areas to maintain people's safety.The river had high pollution levels for many years, making swimming risky.
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In 1988, then Paris mayor and future president Jacques Chirac said the ban should be removed. This was about 65 years after the first -time swimming.In the past twenty years, there has been a significant decrease in the amount of fecal bacteria that enter water.It follows the reopening of a cleaning plan of 1.4 billion euros ($ 1.5 billion) linked to the Olympics. The authorities now say that on most days, the river meets the rules of European water quality.However, in the period before the games, there were doubts about whether the Seine River would be ready for the Olympics after water quality tests were detected.Organizers blame the rains for increasing pollution, which restricted the athletes' capabilities to training in the Territon, swimming marathon and barata, according to the BBC report.Last July, the mayor of Paris Ann Hidalgo and other members of the Olympic Committee went to the Seine River to prove that it is safe to swim.Despite the health concerns that affected some Olympic training courses last summer, as well as the Treylon for men, races advanced as planned, which helped increase confidence in public swimming plans.Some things like papers and plastic covers were still floating in the water. However, there was no strong smell of wastewater, only a natural river smell.“The flags will not be informed of the levels of pollution in the water every day, and if the rains take place, it is possible that the sites will be closed the next day,” Pierre Rabadan, Paris City official, told Agence France -Presse.
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The Seine River played a major role in French history for centuries. In the ninth century, the long Viking boats sailed over the river, burned Rawan in 841 and later placed the siege to Paris. During the Second World War, the Allied forces bombed bridges in the direction of the river course from the Nazis to prepare for a landing day, which led to the liberation of Western Europe. The river was also a source of inspiration in the world of art and music. Claude Monet drew it from different views throughout his life. Artists and celebrities such as Doris Day, Marian Vethavol, Din Martin, Jane Birkin, or dramatic moments by the Seine River sang. The river has long attracted husbands, and many of them linked personal locks to Paris bridges as a symbol of their love. Aside from being a tourist attraction, the Seine is an important general waterway. About 20 million tons of goods are transported every year, making it the second most river in France and reducing road traffic by about 800,000 trucks.
