Overview

• The three floating bathing sites—located near the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and the Bibliothèque nationale de France—opened July 5 with capacities of 150 to 300 swimmers per site at no cost.
• Each installation features lifeguard supervision, outdoor showers, lockers and changing cabins with no advance registration required.
• City scientists conduct daily tests that confirm safe swimming conditions, although environmental group NFE has criticized the absence of virus screening.
• The reopening follows a €1.4 billion cleanup of the Seine and Marne—including 23,000 wastewater inflow renovations and new stormwater basins—accelerated by preparations for the 2024 Olympics.
• The new baths augment Paris-Plages and car-free riverbanks, offering urban cooling retreats as the city prepares for summer temperatures projected to approach 50 °C.