Overview

• The City of Paris has confirmed three supervised public swimming sites on the Seine at Bercy, bras Marie, and Grenelle will open from July 5 to August 31.
• Swimming areas will feature lifeguards, a flag-based safety system, and daily water quality monitoring, with closures possible after rain to ensure safety.
• The initiative fulfills a key promise of the 2024 Paris Olympics to make the Seine swimmable and accessible to the public.
• The Bercy site, the largest of the three, will include pontoons to delineate swimming areas and safety features to protect against river traffic.
• This project addresses climate adaptation and aims to improve urban quality of life by repurposing the Seine as a recreational resource after a century-long ban on swimming.